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Xhaka: I was brutally surprised by red card against Man City

The 28-year-old midfielder was sent off for a dangerous foul on Joao Cancelo but he says he has made worse challenges in the Premier League

Granit Xhaka says he was "brutally surprised" when he was sent off in the first half of Arsenal's defeat to Manchester City.

Xhaka was shown red for a two-footed challenge on Joao Cancelo 10 minutes before half-time while his side were trailing 2-0.

The midfielder was heavily criticised for the challenge, which saw a bad period for his team get even worse as City went on to score again minutes later and struck twice in the second half to win 5-0.