Robin van Persie tore into his Arsenal teammates after defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, it has been revealed. The Daily Mail says despite the tight scoreline, Arsenal were largely dominated by the Barclays Premier League champions and were booed off by their own fans.

And the performance was the spark for a heated and honest discussion in the home dressing room after the final whistle, led by skipper Van Persie, who made it clear that three successive league defeats was not good enough.