Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has distanced himself from comments critical of Gunners manager Arsene Wenger made by his estranged father.
Szczesny has played the previous four rounds of the FA Cup for Arsenal, but Wenger has not revealed whether he will play the Poland international or David Ospina, who has taken over the starting role in the Premier League, in Saturday's final against Aston Villa.
Frustrated at his son's lack of time in the net, the goalkeeper's father Maciej Szczesny spoke to Polish media this week, saying "It's hard to deny that Wojciech's relationship with Wenger hasn't been great for some time now," and claiming Wenger is "keen to blame others, but rarely sees fault in himself."
But the Arsenal player took to Facebook on Friday to defend himself and insist that he did not share the same views as his father:
Really shouldn't be dealing with this one day before the cup final but my father leaves me no choice. I have not spoken...
Posted by Wojciech Szczesny on Friday, May 29, 2015
Wenger has only played Szczesny in cup competitions after catching him smoking in the showers following Arsenal's defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day.
Maciej Szczesny, himself a former Poland goalkeeper, accused Wenger of being disloyal towards his son earlier this year and claimed the smoking story was "exaggerated" by the media.
He also said Arsenal's defence was to blame for a number of goals they have conceded this season and singled out Per Mertesacker as a guilty party, claiming the German World Cup winner had "the agility of a rhinoceros" in an interview with Polish newspaper Przeglad Sportowy.
This week the elder Szczesny also suggested his son should leave Arsenal if he can not regain his No. 1 spot over Ospina.
"Naturally, I may not be aware of everything," Maciej Szczesny said. "Perhaps Wojciech knows that under Wenger he would never be Arsenal's No. 1 keeper again. In that case he should leave but only to an equally strong team where he could challenge for similar aims.
"He can't go to Swansea like Lukasz Fabianski, only to play football, but has to move somewhere where he's appreciated and won't drop the level he worked so far for over these years in London."
Information from Press Association was used in this report.