Emery drops Xhaka out of Arsenal squad to face Wolves

Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has dropped captain Granit Xhaka for Saturday’s premier league fixture against Wolves as he calls for “100 per cent” focus on the match.

Emery has taken the decision to leave his captain after he told supporters to “f**k off” while leaving the pitch in Arsenal’s game against Crystal Palace.

It remains to be seen if the Swiss international will retain the armband especially as Arsenal are yet to make any comment.

The Switzerland international broke his own silence on Thursday night, explaining long-term abuse over social media led to his reaction last weekend.

“My feeling of not being understood by fans, and repeated abusive comments at matches and in social media over the last weeks and months have hurt me deeply,” he wrote on Instagram.

“People have said things like, ‘We will break your legs’, ‘Kill your wife’ and ‘Wish that your daughter gets cancer’.

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“That has stirred me up and I reached boiling point when I felt the rejection in the stadium on Sunday.”