‘You know Xhaka is gonna do something silly if he got Arteta running like this!’: Fans react in amusement as Arsenal manager chases after midfielder to stop him clashing with Tottenham players
- Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon
- Both sets of players clashed following the referee’s full-time whistle
- Mikel Arteta has to run after Granit Xhaka to drag him away from the situation
Viewers were left in hysterics as they watched Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta chase after Granit Xhaka to stop him clashing with Tottenham’s players after Sunday’s huge victory.
Arsenal got the better of their local rivals with a 2-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium, an own goal from Hugo Lloris and a fine strike from Martin Odegaard the difference.
Things turned sour after the game as goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale got into it with Richarlison before being hit by a Spurs fan.
Mikel Arteta had to chase after Granit Xhaka to stop him clashing with Tottenham’s players
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Arteta dragged his hot-headed midfielder away from the situation after the game
This cause both sets of players to get involved, forcing Arteta to come and pull his players away.
He thought he had been successful before seeing the famously hot-headed Xhaka heading back for more.
Arteta could clearly envisage what might happen next and proceeded to run after the midfielder and drag him away with a smile.
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The video quickly did the round on social media with fans expressing their amusement.
‘I love how Arteta chases Xhaka to stop him fighting everyone,’ wrote one while another tweeted: ‘you know Xhaka is gonna do something silly if he got Arteta running like this.’
‘Nah this has been killing me for a few hours, another quipped. ‘Everyone has a friend like Xhaka.’
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