Reading defender Chris Gunter has hit out at Arsenal fans critical of Aaron Ramsey.

Gunter — Ramsey's Wales room-mate and best man at his wedding — has launched a staunch defence of his pal, who was named in the team of the tournament at Euro 2016.

Gunter said: “Aaron proved his quality in the summer on the top stage. There's not many international sides he wouldn't get into so if he has been getting a bit of criticism of late, just tell Piers Morgan to watch a video of the Euros.

“Piers is not in football, is he? You have to separate people like that, especially in this day and age with social media. Everybody wants followers, views, likes and this type of stuff. How much is somebody like that just doing it for the attention?

“For what he's done at Arsenal and knowing him as a player, he does not need to prove how good he is to anyone because I've seen it for 16 years.

“A couple of years ago he was scoring every week and the best player Arsenal had.

"Suddenly, because Arsenal are not doing so well, it doesn't mean he's now a worse player. He is fine and we speak every day so it's not something that bothers him. You find out very quickly in football who to listen to. The only people you need to impress are your team-mates and manager."