The father of Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka's dad hit out at a journalist after she slammed him star for his "disgraceful" gesture.

The Switzerland midfielder, 30, grabbed his manhood during the highly-charged 3-2 win over Serbia on Friday.

Xhaka sparked a mass pitch invasion and brawl when he did the move in front of the Serbian bench and appeared to aim a comment towards back-up keeper Predrag Rajkovic.

It was Rajkovic whose wife was rumoured to be having an affair with team-mate Dusan Vlahovic, a suggestion which the Serb striker has vehemently denied.

Kosovan activist and journalist Zana Avdiu raged on Facebook: "Granit Xhaka's act is a disgrace. An act of a street boy."

She added on TV channel T7: "What does it say about our society when we celebrate such a gesture?

"I'll explain it to you: Granit Xhaka's gesture symbolizes a sexual assault."

However, Xhaka's dad Ragip rang the show to say: "If she calls Granit Xhaka a street urchin, that's a great shame!

"The woman who sits on this show and has no idea about sports, emotions, or Albanians.

“These people insult his mother, his wife and children, make a number of gestures, chant 'Kill the Albanians!', 'Kosovo is Serbia!' and she calls Granit one street boys.

"The Xhaka family has never surrendered and does not surrender. Granit's gesture was neither political nor sexist. "