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Patrice Evra reveals Thierry Henry REFUSED to watch Arsenal when Granit Xhaka was captain as Swiss midfielder's red card costs Gunners against Burnley: 'He turned off the screen - it tells you everything of what the legends of this club think about him'

Patrice Evra has claimed that Arsenal legend Thierry Henry once 'turned off the television' after seeing Granit Xhaka lead the Gunners out onto the pitch as captain.

The Arsenal midfielder was sent off for grabbing Burnley's Ashley Westwood around the neck during the second-half of the game on Sunday night.

Mikel Arteta's side went on to lose the game after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headed into his own net to sink the Gunners to their seventh defeat of the season in just 12 Premier League games.

Granit Xhaka lost his cool in Arsenal's loss to Burnley grabbing Ashley Westwood by the neck
After a VAR check the former Arsenal captain was given his marching orders for his actions
Patrice Evra recalled a story about Thierry Henry's feelings on Xhaka after Arsenal's defeat

After the game Evra slammed the Swiss midfielder, and recalled a story about Thierry Henry's feelings on the 28-year-old, which he said sums up how 'legends of the club feel about him'.