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Shambolic Arsenal star Granit Xhaka has given away more penalties than any other player in Prem since £38m transfer

CLUMSY Granit Xhaka has conceded more penalties with a single club than any other player since signing for Arsenal.

The midfielder gave away his fourth spot-kick against Brighton on Sunday as the Gunners were forced to settle with a disappointing point.

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Granit Xhaka conceded a mindless penalty against Brighton on SundayCredit: Reuters

It proved costly as it meant Arsenal have missed out on a top-four finish for the third successive year.

Xhaka joined the Gunners for £38million in the summer of 2016 and has produced a mixed bag of performances.

Although he scores the odd wonder goal, he is also prone to a piece of mindless defending in the box.

In October earlier in the season, he was guilty of hacking down Wilfried Zaha late in the game at Crystal Palace.

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Arsenal were 2-1 ahead at the time before Luka Milivojevic's equaliser that ended a 10-game winning streak.

In January 2017, Arsene Wenger warned him to concede fewer penalties after bundling over Ryan Fraser in a 3-3 draw with Bournemouth.

Most penalties conceded since May 2016

Jose Fonte (Swansea & West Ham) - 5

Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) - 4

Federico Fernandez (Swansea & Newcastle) - 4

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That was a just a month after he elbowed Stoke's Joe Allen in the box in a 3-1 win - his first spot-kick given away in an Arsenal shirt.

But his record of four can be topped by Jose Fonte.

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The Portugal defender conceded five with two clubs - Southampton and West Ham - while former Swansea and Newcastle defender Federico Fernandez has also given away four.

Arsenal fans appear to be losing patience with Xhaka following his latest error.

One said: "I’ll rather have a one leg Ramsey than Xhaka."

Another claimed: "Granit Xhaka has to be the most senseless footballer on earth...too clumsy...no brain whatsoever."

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Granit Xhaka is prone to the odd rash tackle in the boxCredit: Reuters
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