The Swiss was given scornful applause at the same time as he was replaced in the match against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Then it turned black for the 27-year-old who screamed "fuck off" to the crowd, put his hand behind his ear and threw off his shirt.
- He was wrong. I want to keep calm, but absolutely, he made mistakes that acted like that, said coach Unai Emery afterwards.
Now he tells in an official statement from Arsenal why he reacted as he did.
"People have said things like 'we'll break your legs', 'kill your wife' and 'want your daughter to get cancer'. It made me really angry and it boiled over when I felt rejected in the arena last Sunday. In this situation, I let myself be drawn in and react in a way that didn't respect the fans ... It's not been my purpose and I'm sorry if that's what people thought, "he says in a statement.