Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has spoken up in defence of his teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, after the forward missed a late penalty and blew a golden opportunity to win the north London derby against Spurs on Saturday.
In an exhilarating clash, the Gunners took an early lead as Aaron Ramsey expertly rounded Hugo Llloris and tucked home a cool finish. Mauricio Pochettino's side hit back midway through the second half, via Harry Kane's clinical penalty. Aubameyang was then felled in the penalty box in the 89th minute, but hit his penalty straight at the Spurs stopper.
Speaking after the clash at Wembley, via the Evening Standard, Xhaka spoke up for his teammate despite the miss, and said: "If you take a penalty in the derby you have big balls.