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Granit Xhaka: Phil Neville labels Arsenal star a disgrace following Switzerland loss
GRANIT XHAKA was torn apart by Phil Neville following Switzerland’s World Cup exit at the hands of Sweden today.
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Xhaka played the entire 90 minutes as Switzerland were beaten 1-0 in the last-16 clash.
The Arsenal man has often been the subject of criticism during his two years in the Premier League.
And Neville says his performance today was reminiscent of his time with the Gunners.
“Xhaka, I mean will go onto Xhaka in a minute, disgraceful,” he said on ITV.
I think I see this at Arsenal week in, week out. He’s just not my type of player
“The goal, the goal itself. He just went to the floor and let the lad (Emile) Forsberg goes past him too easily. Too many times in the second half.
“He is probably sat in the dressing room at the end of the game thinking ‘oh, I’ve had a good game today, I’ve passed it to my own players a couple of times sideways’.
“Look at this, charging out, too easy going past him there (Albin) Ekdal.
“Diving in, that was just after the goal. I think we see this week in, week out.
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“This was just after the goal as well, let’s the lad go past him, just drags him down, lack of discipline.
“Look, I think I see this at Arsenal week in, week out.
"He’s just not my type of player.”