Arsenal: Arteta laments Xhaka red card in Burnley loss
Arsenal supporters have been ridiculed by rival fans on social media following the news London is being moved into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions. As of this Wednesday, fans will not be allowed to attend Premier League matches in London. That means Gunners supporters who were lucky in the club's ballot will not be able to attend the visit of Southampton on Wednesday.
Fulham and West Ham are also set to be at home on the same evening, so will play their matches behind closed doors as well.
Two-thousand Arsenal fans attended a Premier League match for the first time since March on Sunday to watch Mikel Arteta's side lose 1-0 to Burnley at the Emirates.
The Gunners have now lost their last four league matches at home for the first time since 1959.
And rival fans believe the impending change of tiers in the capital is actually good news for Arsenal supporters.
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"Arsenal fans are the luckiest ones," tweeted another.
Arsenal are set to be without midfielder Granit Xhaka for the next three matches following his straight red card in the loss to Burnley.
Mohamed Elneny was also fortunate to escape a red card after he raised his arm to an opponent.
And Arteta inists reactions like that are a part of his players' game that need to be eradicated.
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Arteta said: "Yes [I feel let down by Xhaka], but honestly, I think it was unacceptable to do that action and the players are in a moment that they are so willing to do more and fight more and show how committed they are, to be alive in the game, that on this occasion Granit has overstepped the line.
"It’s another action with Mo that I haven’t seen, but it looks similar.
"We cannot make those mistakes because they’re the wrong approach to what we’re trying to do."