FANS were stunned Granit Xhaka was not shown a red card after a fiery altercation with Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Arsenal went 2-0 up within the first half hour against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
Granit Xhaka was not awarded a foul as Ibrahima Konate pressured him on the touchline
Xhaka appeared to move his elbow towards Alexander-Arnold
Xhaka then went for Alexander-Arnold after not getting a free-kick
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They were eventually pulled apart by their team-mates
Both players were booked following the altercation
And tempers began to flare shortly before the break when Ibrahima Konate bundled over Xhaka.
The Swiss midfielder, 30, was not awarded a free-kick after going down under pressure from the Liverpool centre-back.
And when he was not awarded the foul, Xhaka got back to his feet and stormed over to Alexander-Arnold – who had possession of the ball.
He then proceeded to barge the Liverpool full-back with his elbow and squared up to him with his head right in Alexander-Arnold’s face.
Reacting to the incident, Reds legend Jamie Carragher slammed Xhaka’s actions.
He said: “What was he thinking though? It’s ridiculous.”
And those on social media felt the Arsenal man was lucky to avoid a sending off.
One replied: “Xhaka should have seen the red card.”
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Another responded: “I have only seen one replay but how did Xhaka not just get a red card? He ran up to Trent and threw an elbow in his face? Did anyone else see that?!”
And a third added: “Xhaka looks like he goes to elbow Trent?? Looks like a red card to me.”
The incident seemed to ignite the Anfield crowd as Mo Salah scored just minutes later to bring Liverpool back into the game.