Granit Xhaka left a cheeky comment on Oleksandr Zinchenko’s Instagram post (Picture: Getty)
Granit Xhaka trolled his former Arsenal team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko following the Gunners’ 6-0 win over RC Lens in the Champions League.
Zinchenko started the match but was replaced after 45 minutes, with Xhaka appearing to poke fun at either his lack of game time or performance.
The Ukraine international also only featured for 45 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Sevilla on November 8.
Xhaka, who left Arsenal in the summer to join Bayer Leverkusen, knows Zinchenko from their time together at the Emirates last season and replied to the left-back’s Instagram post with a cheeky comment after the victory over RC Lens.
Zinchenko posted a photo of himself with the caption: ‘Let’s go for more [fire emoji] @Arsenal.’
Xhaka left a comment, which attracted over 1,500 likes, which said: ‘Did you play? [Laughing emoji].’
Arsenal fans appeared to love the interaction with one supporter telling Xhaka ‘we need you back’ and other commenting ‘we miss you a lot’.
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Xhaka spent seven years at Arsenal, making a total of 297 appearances and helping the north Londoners win two FA Cups.
Zinchenko, meanwhile, joined the Gunners in the summer of 2022 from Manchester City and has played 51 games for Arsenal to date.
Both Xhaka and Zinchenko played key roles for Arsenal last season amid their Premier League title challenge, as they eventually missed out to Pep Guardiola’s side.
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