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“You know Xhaka is going to do something dumb if he has Arteta running like that!”: Fans react amused when the Arsenal manager chases the midfielder to prevent him from facing Tottenham players after a full-time fight.
- Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon
- Both sets of players faced each other after the referee’s final whistle.
- Mikel Arteta has to run after Granit Xhaka to get him out of the situation
Spectators went into hysterics to see Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta chase Granit Xhaka to prevent him from colliding with Tottenham players after Sunday’s big win.
Arsenal overcame their local rivals with a 2-0 win at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium, an own goal from Hugo Lloris and a fine strike from Martin Odegaard making all the difference.
Things turned sour after the match when goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale messed with Richarlison before being punched by a Spurs fan.
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Mikel Arteta had to chase Granit Xhaka to prevent him from colliding with the Tottenham players
Arteta dragged his impetuous midfielder out of the situation after the match
This gets both sets of players involved, forcing Arteta to come and drive his players away.
He thought he had succeeded before seeing the famously impulsive Xhaka coming back for more.
Arteta could clearly imagine what could happen next and proceeded to run after the midfielder and drag him away with a smile.
The video quickly made the rounds on social media with fans expressing their amusement.
“Love how Arteta chases Xhaka to stop him from fighting everyone,” one wrote, while another tweeted: “You know Xhaka will do something dumb if he gets Arteta to run like that.”
‘No, this has been killing me for a few hours,’ quipped another. Everyone has a friend like Xhaka.