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Lee Dixon slammed three Arsenal stars after their ‘shocking’ defeat to Crystal Palace and said the setback would ‘disappoint and worry’ Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.

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Arteta was forced to apologise for Arsenal’s performance in their shock defeat at Selhurst Park, insisting the display was not good enough for the Emirates club.

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Arsenal were looking to move back into the top four above north London rivals Tottenham but were outplayed by Crystal Palace, managed by Gunners hero Patrick Vieira.

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Jean-Philippe Mateta diverted a simple header to give the Eagles the lead after 16 minutes and Palace doubled their advantage through Jordan Ayew,

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Arsenal looked to rally after half-time but were unable to get back into the game and Wilfried Zaha won and then scored a penalty to secure Palace’s impressive win.

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‘They fell short, they were poor in all aspects of their game,’ Dixon told Premier League productions following Arsenal’s defeat.

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‘They’ve underperformed at times this season and still got results but tonight they were outplayed and were really poor.

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