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Dan Marsh

Jamie Carragher slams "idiotic" Granit Xhaka as he fails to learn from Mikel Arteta mistake

Jamie Carragher tore into Granit Xhaka and claimed that the Arsenal midfielder turned Sunday's enthralling clash against Liverpool on its head by winding up the home crowd during an incident with Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The Gunners had cantered into a 2-0 lead and were seemingly in cruise control at a shell-shocked Anfield before a flare-up between Xhaka and Alexander-Arnold.

The Liverpool full-back reacted angrily after Xhaka went in slightly late for a challenge near the far touchline and shoved the Swiss international in the back. Xhaka, in turn, reacted by squaring up to the Liverpool full-back: a moment that sparked the subdued home support into life.

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