Ian Wright claims fellow Arsenal legend David Rocastle would be 'turning in his grave' after former club sign up to controversial European Super League

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Ian Wright said that Arsenal legend David Rocastle would be 'turning in his grave' over the new European Super League proposals. 

The north London club are one of the six Premier League outfits to have signed up to be a founding member of the controversial competition alongside footballing giants Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, to name a few.

The outrage across football has been gargantuan with fans and pundits left appalled by the owners of the clubs who have agreed to join the new league format.

Ian Wright said that Arsenal legend David Rocastle would be 'turning in his grave' over ESL

The north London club are one of the European outfits to have signed up for the Super League

And Ian Wright has joined the masses in expressing his disgust at his former club Arsenal for signalling their intent. 

'I literally can't believe it when I saw Arsenal's name come up on the screen as one of the teams,' he said.

'This is the same Arsenal that only a couple of weeks ago was commended for the tribute to David Rocastle.

'God, the man would be turning in his grave knowing what is going on now. Is this how far we have fallen?'

The new Super League plans have been highly criticised, mainly due to the rule that the same 15 clubs will automatically qualify for the tournament irrespective of their performances in the domestic league. 

Ian Wright has joined the masses in expressing his disgust at his former club Arsenal

'Is this how far we have fallen?,' Wright added. 'We are now are getting into competitions [this way] because we're not good enough to get into them, For the detriment of the English game, we are getting a seat at a table we have no right to be at.

'It's shameful. As a player, I'm worrying that 'if I play in this competition that I can't play in the Euros, the World Cup...'

'Where is the competition in this? Why haven't we seen exactly how this will work - not that I want to, because I totally disagree with it. 

'Where's the jeopardy? Who goes down? Who wins? What do they win? Are we supposed to play these great teams on a weekly basis?'

There were protests ahead of Monday night's Premier League fixture between Leeds and Liverpool as fans gathered outside Elland Road following the announcement of the Super League.   

Fans held banners outside Elland Road ahead of Liverpool's clash with Leeds after the Merseysiders joined the European Super League on Sunday

Supporters attempted to block Liverpool's team bus from arriving at Elland Road

One banner from an angry Liverpool supporter read: 'Fans say no to Fenway's Super Greed (FSG). No Super League.'

Another banner unveiled by supporters read: 'Love for the working class game, ruined by greed and corruption! RIP LFC. Thanks for the memories' 

Other banners outside the ground read: 'RIP Football 1863-2021' and 'Fans before finance'. 

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher launched an emotional call to arms to football fans, pundits, managers and players to help bring proposals for a controversial European Super League to a grinding halt.

Liverpool and Arsenal fans have been seen protesting with banners outside Anfield and the Emirates Stadium earlier on in the day after their pair joined the two Manchester clubs, Chelsea and Tottenham founding members of the controversial new breakaway tournament that would replace their European commitments with UEFA, such as the Champions League.

Gary Neville (pictured, right) and Jamie Carragher (left) launched an emotional call to arms

Speaking to Monday Night Football, Carragher insisted just one of the 'Big Six' dropping out would cause the European Super League to collapse.

Speaking after Liverpool duo James Milner and Jurgen Klopp came out against the idea, Carragher said: 'We need the same response from everyone, we cannot afford this to die away, we need to ramp this up. We should take our hats off that they [Milner and Klopp] have been bold enough to say this.

'More and more clubs have to do this. As soon as one drops out, the rest will fall. I am so much more confident it can be stopped that I was at 2pm or 3pm, listening to Klopp and looking at social media.

'If one goes, the rest will fall like a pack of cards, I have a spring in my step. A lot of it was hinging on Klopp's interview, as soon as we saw it, it gives you confidence.'

And Gary Neville believes Manchester City could be the side to drop out, adding: 'Why will the Abu Dhabi people build a network of football? What they have done is unbelievable to the east of Manchester.

'They created a legacy around there, arguably for marketing purposes. Why are they doing this? They don't need money, they have got Pep [Guardiola], the most amazing manager. City must fold.'