In an online news story published in November, Employee Benefits wrote that Arsenal Football Club denied that it pays its kitchen staff less than the London living wage, which was increased from £8.55 to £8.80 per hour during Living Wage Week, 4 to 8 November.

@EmployeeBenefit “Arsenal FC denies paying below living wage”

Readers took to their Twitter accounts:

@TomJarvis23 “Perhaps Arsenal pay them at the same rate their staff serve drinks at half time!”

@MePhilHudson “They had to to afford Ozil!”

@Guy_Stallard “Excellent @Arsenal should become accredited @LivingWageUK Govt encourages employers who can afford to pay LW.”