{"id":297980,"date":"2023-11-30T18:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297980"},"modified":"2023-11-30T18:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:25:17","slug":"xhaka-leaves-fans-in-stitches-after-poking-fun-at-one-arsenal-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/xhaka-leaves-fans-in-stitches-after-poking-fun-at-one-arsenal-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Xhaka leaves fans in stitches after poking fun at one Arsenal player"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka leaves fans in stitches after poking fun at one player on Instagram following 6-0 Champions League rout of Lens: &#8216;Did you play?&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MATCH REPORT: Arsenal run RIOT against Lens with 6-0 Champions League rout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka couldn&#8217;t resist poking fun at one player\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be Erik ten Hag&#8217;s biggest threat &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Granit Xhaka may have left Arsenal in the summer but he remains an interested spectator and he couldn&#8217;t resist a cheeky dig at one of his former team-mates after the 6-0 win over Lens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side blew their French opponents away at the Emirates Stadium, with a five-goal first half capped off with another goal in the second half to secure safe progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Xhaka, who was formerly captain of Arsenal, could not resist having a pop at the player he used to sit next to in the Emirates Stadium dressing room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the player in question&#8217;s Instagram, Xhaka wrote: &#8216;Did you play?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The target of the joke was left back Oleksandr Zinchenko, who had actually started the match before being taken off at half-time with Arsenal 5-0 up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/17\/78434481-12810835-image-a-6_1701364959604.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal ran riot in a 6-0 win over Lens &#8211; but one player was soon trolled by a former captain<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/17\/78434467-12810835-image-a-7_1701364967667.jpg\" height=\"349\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Granit Xhaka could not resist a cheeky dig at a former team-mate &#8211; who actually started match<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>No doubt Zinchenko took the comment in jest having sat next to Xhaka in Arsenal&#8217;s dressing room last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans absolutely loved Xhaka&#8217;s comment, though.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: &#8216;I miss Xhaka so much in this team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A second said: &#8216;Xhaka is a Gunner forever!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third fan posted: &#8216;Miss Granit for real.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/17\/78434185-12810835-image-a-21_1701365806614.jpg\" height=\"675\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>That player was Oleksandr Zinchenko, but it was all in jest as the two players get on so well<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12810835\/Former-Arsenal-captain-Granit-Xhaka-leaves-fans-stitches-poking-fun-one-player-Instagram-following-6-0-Champions-League-rout-Lens-Did-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka leaves fans in stitches after poking fun at one player on Instagram following 6-0 Champions League rout of Lens: &#8216;Did you play?&#8217; 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