Ian Wright has slammed Granit Xhaka after the Arsenal captain appeared to tell supporters to 'f*** off' in the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

Xhaka's fractious relationship with Gunners fans plummeted to new depths on Sunday after responding angrily to criticism from the home crowd as he was substituted.

The Swiss international goaded match-going supporters as he trudged off the pitch before taking his shirt off and then heading straight down the tunnel.

Ian Wright insists Granit Xhaka must apologise to Arsenal fans for his reaction to being jeered

Xhaka was jeered off the pitch as Arsenal searched for a winner against Crystal Palace

Xhaka displayed his frustrations at the lack of support, appearing to tell fans to 'f*** off'

And Wright insists the 27-year-old must apologise immediately for his outburst.

'I don't like any players getting booed,' Wright said on Match of the Day. 'But this is the captain. Now I think that they're frustrated with the fact that he's not run off.

'He's now goading them. We're talking about fans that have watched him in the four years he's been there have a handful of good games and he's treating the fans like that.

'He should apologise – that's the captain. He should be apologising. He should have apologised already. That's the guy they chose as the captain. That's not captain's behaviour.

'Arsenal fans have showed a lot of patience to him and the performances he's put in. He owes them a lot more and he's acted like that.

'He's the captain and he's got the responsibility to take that on board. He can't go and do that. I can understand the Ozil situation but he's the captain – the manager's got faith in him!'

The Arsenal skipper then cupped his hand to his ear as he was hauled off in the second half

Xhaka being subbed off pic.twitter.com/VIQsnhFBoC — Matt (@MGH) October 27, 2019

Unai Emery admitted that he will hold talks with the Arsenal hierarchy before deciding whether Xhaka will remain as club captain.

Emery refused to guarantee that Xhaka will continue to wear the armband after admitting his key midfielder was wrong to react how he did.

When directly asked whether Xhaka would remain captain, manager Emery replied: 'It's not the moment to speak about that because first I want to speak with him and the club.

'We need to stay calm but, really, he was wrong.'

Emery will hold crisis talks with his skipper on Monday, where he is likely to reprimand Xhaka.

The Switzerland international was already unpopular among a significant contingent of fans; Sunday's clash, in which he infuriated supporters with a series of antagonising gestures, will only serve to widen the disconnect between Xhaka and the Emirates faithful.

Arsenal boss Unai Emery admitted the skipper was wrong after the final whistle

Xhaka took his shirt off in frustration as left the pitch during the Premier League clash

Emery refused to criticise Arsenal fans for sarcastically applauding and booing their captain - instead insisting Xhaka should have dealt with the situation with a cooler head.

'We are working, me and the club to manage playing under pressure, when under pressure to have our minds clear,' said the Arsenal boss.

'In a difficult moment our heart can be hot, but our minds can be clever. We are going to speak about that because the reaction was wrong.

'We are going to speak (about that) inside, with the players and the club.

'We are here because we have supporters. We are the workers inside the club but we play for them.

'We need to have a lot of respect for them when they are applauding us but also when they are criticising us.'