Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has responded to the criticism over his call-up to Brazil's FIFA World Cup squad this week.
The Gunners forward was named in Tite's final 26-man squad for the tournament, which gets underway in two wees in Qatar.
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Former Brazil international Neto branded Martinelli's call-up as a joke, but the 21-year-old is paying no attention to the critics.
"I think this is normal," Martinelli told ESPN Brasil.
"Some people in Brazil don't know me, and it's also normal to say that other players deserved to be there. But I'm pretty cool about it. I think this is normal.
"I know what I'm doing at my club, I know my ability and I know what I can do.
"And you can be sure that I will do my best for the Brazilian team, in whatever I can help the team I will help. It will be a great experience for me."
Martinelli was also happy about some of his Gunners teammates getting call-ups from their respective nations.
"Everyone was very happy for us to be in the World Cup," he added.
"It's good for Arsenal too, to have players in the World Cup. And everyone was very happy, we are a very united team.
"Today there was also the call-up of Bukayo [Saka], Aaron [Ramsdale] and Ben [White], so we are happy for each other.
"We know that we are at the top of the Premier League, but this is just the beginning, and that we still have a lot of work to do."
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