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Wenger: Xhaka not naturally a great tackler
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits Granit Xhaka is "not naturally a great tackler" after the midfielder received his second straight red card of the season in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Burnley.
Xhaka will miss Saturday's FA Cup meeting with Southampton and the following three matches after referee Jon Moss sent him off for a two-footed tackle on Steven Defour.
Having reviewed the incident Wenger insisted there was no malice in the challenge, but admits the 24-year-old needs to work on his tackling technique.
"I've watched it again and it was not a dangerous tackle, it was a clumsy tackle. But you have to accept you can be punished and he has to learn from that,"...
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