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'Just shut your mouth and work' - Petit's advice for under-fire Arsenal captain Xhaka

The former Gunners midfielder feels the Switzerland international has a tough task to salvage his Emirates Stadium career

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka should be stripped of the captaincy, shut his mouth and work hard to win back respect, says former Gunners ace Emmanuel Petit.

Xhaka is under fire after he reacted to the jeers of the fans by storming off mouthing obscenities after being substituted against Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Petit, speaking exclusively to Paddy Power News , admitted: “I have never seen something like what happened with Granit Xhaka before.