The Gunners led 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday, after coming from behind thanks to goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Swiss star himself. But with seven minutes remaining, tricky forward Zaha went down under a challenge from Xhaka, allowing Luka Milivojevic to tuck home his second penalty of the game and land the Eagles a share of the spoils. Zaha has been criticised in some quarters for both diving and for making the most of contact in others. But Xhaka himself says he was simply fooled by the Ivory Coast ace, and was too slow to react. Xhaka said: “It was my third game in a row at left back and I think I showed why they have put me in this position.

Source: Daily Mirror October 29, 2018 16:33 UTC