Xhaka ‘reached boiling point’ after ‘repeated abuse’
Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka has revealed death threats against his wife and messages wishing his daughter got cancer pushed him to ‘boiling point’ and that is why he lashed out at fans.
Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka has revealed death threats against his wife and messages wishing his daughter got cancer pushed him to ‘boiling point’ and that is why he lashed out at fans.
Arsenal’s players have given Granit Xhaka a vote of confidence by backing the under-fire midfielder to remain as club captain.
Arsenal will offer counselling and other supportive measures to Granit Xhaka as talks continue over whether he should be stripped of the club captaincy for swearing at his own fans.
Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes Unai Emery has no choice but to take the captaincy off Granit Xhaka, who should apologise to the fans for his behaviour at the Emirates.
Unai Emery insists he will talk to Granit Xhaka before deciding whether to strip him of the Arsenal captaincy after the midfielder swore at his own fans.
Granit Xhaka has hit back at Arsenal’s critics by insisting their belief that the Gunners are mentally weak away from home is ‘bulls***’.
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has defended Granit Xhaka after he was booed by his own supporters during Sunday’s pulsating 3-2 Premier League win over Aston Villa.
Switzerland international Granit Xhaka has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the Arsenal captaincy from Laurent Koscielny.
Arsenal struck a potentially significant blow in the race for the Premier League top four with a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
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