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Crystal Palace ace Zaha able to see funny side of Guendouzi shocker

Crystal Palace ace Wilfried Zaha was able to see the funny side of Matteo Guendouzi's cynical tackle on him in their 2-2 draw at Arsenal.

The Palace winger took to Twitter following the match, in which he was dragged to the ground as he attempted to catch the Gunners on the break.

Alongside a picture of the foul on him, which earned Guendouzi a yellow card, Zaha tweeted: "NFL's at Wembley..." alongside a shrugging emoji.

Guendouzi was asked about his rugby tackle after the game, and explained he had little choice but to bring down the Ivory Coast international.

"I had to foul Zaha at the end," explained the Frenchman. "Otherwise he is through on goal on his own. I'm the last defender but I'm far from our goal as well. I had to do it."

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