Jeremie Frimpong explains why he celebrated Arsenal losing Champions League final
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesJeremie FrimpongSome Arsenal fans hit out at Jeremie Frimpong after a video emerged of the Liverpool star celebrating wildly after the Gunners lost the Champions League final to PSGJeremie Frimpong celebrated after Arsenal lost the Champions League final(Image: (Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images))Jeremie Frimpong has explained why he celebrated wildly after Arsenal lost the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.Shortly after Gabriel Magalhaes missed Arsenal 's fifth penalty to condemn the Gunners to a defeat, a video emerged of Frimpong and his friends celebrating after watching the shootout.Unsurprisingly, some Arsenal fans hit out at the Liverpool star over his reaction, and Frimpong later explained in an Instagram story that he was celebrating because he had won a wager with his friend."Chill – me and my friend made a bet and I won," Frimpong wrote. "That's why I was happy."Meanwhile, Frimpong is one of several Liverpool players to have sent a message to Arne Slot following Liverpool's announcement on Saturday that the Dutch head coach was leaving the club.Slot was fired just six days on from the end of the Premier League season.
Liverpool secured Champions League qualification a week ago, and at the time, it was understood that Slot had done enough to keep his job heading into next season.However, an end-of-season review ended with Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards making the decision to relieve Slot of his duties."Thank you for everything coach. All the best for the future," Frimpong wrote.Slot also received messages from two of the other Dutchmen in Liverpool's squad, as Reds captain Virgil van Dijk said: "We'll never forget winning the Premier League in our first season together.
Thank you, Trainer, and best of luck to you and your family for the future."Ryan Gravenberch said: "Thank you for everything coach! Lifting the Premier League together was an unbelievable achievement and a moment I'll never forget."Wishing you all the best for the future."Arne Slot was fired by Liverpool on Saturday(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool aims to have appointed Andoni Iraola as Slot's replacement by the time the World Cup gets underway in less than a fortnight.The Telegraph reports that Liverpool is set to open formal talks with Iraola imminently, and it seems as though Slot's replacement will be installed within days of his exit.Iraola is a free agent after running down his contract at Bournemouth.The Spaniard spent three years at the Cherries' helm and only narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification this season, which is a remarkable feat considering the club's relatively meager financial power, and also considering that Iraola had to contend with a host of important players being sold throughout his time there.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Jeremie FrimpongLiverpool FC