Per Mertesacker insists he did not 'pay attention' to Troy Deeney's comments about Arsenal. Deeney claimed that Arsenal lacked 'cojones' after helping Watford come from behind to beat them 2-1 on Saturday. The striker added that the Gunners 'backed off' and that the Hornets smelled blood. Mertesacker, who scored in the defeat, insisted that he does not listen to such criticism. 'I don't know what he said,' Mertesacker told Sky Sports. 'I don't pay attention. Anyways it was after the game I think, so I didn't watch it. 'We should concentrate on ourselves first of all, there are so many guys involved and so many opinions, which is fine, but we need to focus on ourselves and learn lessons...
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