Granit Xhaka Gets Sent Off Vs Liverpool In True Granit Xhaka Fashion

Granit Xhaka was sent off for Arsenal in the first half of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool for the most Granit Xhaka challenge ever.

23 minutes into the clash at Anfield, Andy Robertson delivered a stunning long pass to send Diogo Jota in behind and Xhaka, having been caught by the switch of play, responded by taking him out.

RED CARD! 🟥

Arsenal's Granit Xhaka is sent off after a reckless last man challenge on Liverpool's Diogo Jota pic.twitter.com/n71xpYPzRW

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) January 13, 2022

Not only was the Swiss midfielder denying a clear goalscoring opportunity but his challenge was also a dangerous one and left Jota in some pain.

Michael Oliver had one of the easiest decisions to make and reached for his pocket straight away to give Xhaka his marching orders.

It was the former Arsenal skipper's second dismissal of the season, following his red card against Manchester City back in August.

New year, same Granit Xhaka 😭 pic.twitter.com/KeSdo5oKSs

— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) January 13, 2022

Seriously though Granit Xhaka has to have amongst the lowest football IQs in the top five leagues dude's up there with David Luiz.

— The Legacy Fan Offside (@LFCOffside) January 13, 2022

The more things change the more Granit Xhaka remains Granit Xhaka

— Kieran Canning (@KieranCanning) January 13, 2022

Granit Xhaka is becoming a walking, fouling, astonished-at-the-referee's-carding Arsenal meme at this point.

— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) January 13, 2022

The most Granit Xhaka thing ever pic.twitter.com/CHeLEGhrgT

— Project Football (@ProjectFootball) January 13, 2022

The former Borussia Monchengladbach mad returned to the Arsenal starting XI after recovering from COVID-19 but he didn't last long at all on Merseyside.

Since he joined Arsenal, no Premier League player has been sent off more times in all competitions than Xhaka, who has received FIVE red cards.

Granit Xhaka has been sent off for the third time since the beginning of last season:

◉ 56’ vs Burnley (Dec 2020)
◉ 35’ vs Man City (Aug 2021)
◉ 24’ vs Liverpool (Jan 2022)

They’re getting earlier each time. 🛁 pic.twitter.com/F09dKIGN1J

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 13, 2022

Arsenal had already been forced into an early change as the injured Cedric Soares was replaced by Calum Chambers.

The red card to Xhaka prompted a second substitution from Mikel Arteta as he immediately took off Eddie Nketiah for Rob Holding.