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‘I feel for them’: Some Arsenal fans discuss Arteta and his staff’s reaction to Xhaka’s mistake

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Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to react after the club published footage from the touchline after the 1-1 draw against Burnley on Saturday.

Within the footage, fans were able to see how Arsenal’s bench reacted to Granit Xhaka’s mistake, which handed Burnley their equaliser.

Unsurprisingly, they weren’t too happy with what the Switzerland international did in the first-half at Turf Moor.

After Xhaka kicked the ball at Chris Wood’s chest and saw it fly past Bernd Leno, Arteta just turns his back to the game and walks away.

However, what appears to be Albert Stuivenberg can be seen punching the bench in frustration at what he’d just witnessed.

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We don’t blame him.

Imagine working tirelessly on preparing for the game all week, only to see a goal conceded in such catastrophic fashion.

Don’t get us wrong – there’s no issue with playing out from the back. After all, that’s how Arsenal constructed the move which led to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opener.

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However, sometimes there’s no shame in going long when an opponent is lurking closely, such as Wood was.

The Gunners must cut out silly mistakes such as this if they are to get back into the Champions League.

Let’s see what the Arsenal fans on Twitter have been saying about the footage…