Arsenal were forced to play the last 20 minutes of their clash with Swansea City with 10 men after Granit Xhaka was sent off for a cynical lunge. The Swiss international isn't a stranger to red cards, with his dismissal on Saturday his eighth in the last two-and-a-half years dating back to his spell with Borussia Monchengladbach and with the national team. With Modou Barrow racing clear of him to spark a threatening Swansea counter-attack, Xhaka opted to commit a cynical foul that many would have expected to see referee Jon Moss brandish a yellow card for. #RedCard for #Xhaka [8 booking in 2,5 year] https://t.co/IdQ5Eidi2f — Kangope (@kangope) October 15, 2016 However, he judged it...
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