{"id":1104290,"date":"2019-09-01T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T21:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1104290"},"modified":"2019-09-03T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T09:47:10","slug":"unai-emery-proud-granit-xhakas-north-london-derby-performance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/unai-emery-proud-granit-xhakas-north-london-derby-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Unai Emery ‘proud’ of Granit Xhaka’s north London Derby performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal manager Unai Emery insists he is proud of Granit Xhaka’s performance in the north London derby.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Swiss midfielder received heavy criticism on Sunday after a poor performance, which included a reckless challenge in the first half which gave Tottenham Hotspur a penalty and two-goal lead.<\/p>\n

Arsenal’s defensive woes: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • For many years, Arsenal’s defence has been highlighted as their biggest problem.<\/li>\n
  • The Gunners signed David Luiz from Chelsea in the summer with the hopes of fixing their woes.<\/li>\n
  • But the Brazilian has not done much to stabilise the defence, with a particularly poor display against Liverpool.<\/li>\n
  • Sokratis also had a bad game against Tottenham, with a mistake in the build up to Christian Eriksen’s goal.<\/li>\n
  • Arsenal have conceded six goals in four games this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n