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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

'Probably a Spurs fan!' - Arsenal fans fume over what Didier Deschamps did to Matteo Guendouzi

Matteo Guendouzi did not make his France debut against Albania on Saturday night.

And some Arsenal supporters are not happy with Didier Deschamps.

The midfielder, who has enjoyed a strong start to the season, was rewarded with a call-up to the French senior squad as a replacement for injured Manchester United star Paul Pogba.

Guendouzi shared the brilliant story of how he received the news.

"I was having an afternoon nap, someone knocked at my door, but I didn't hear it, because I was asleep,"he revealed. "Then the coach rang me, he said it was me who knocked, so I went to see him directly.

"He said 'We need to speak, I really like you, but you need to go.' I was confused, I was like, where? He said 'The A team.' In my head I was like wow, I didn't believe it initially because 10 minutes earlier I was sleeping.

"I thought I was still in a dream. Then the coach spoke to me some more, explained the situation that I was with the senior team and its a dream. Thankfully I took a shower after, so that it could properly sink in.

"I think the coach can describe my reaction better than I can, but my eyes popped out of my head. It is a big surprise for me today. This is a dream of mine since I was a kid.

"This is extraordinary, I think that any French player would want to be in this team. It is ginormous. There aren't enough words to describe how it feels."

However, Guendouzi will have to be patient for his first senior cap as he was an unused substitute in the World Champions' comfortable 4-1 in against Albania.

At one stage Les Bleus were 3-0 up and cruising, prompting some Arsenal fans to jokingly question why Deschamps decided against bringing the 20-year-old.

Take a look at what's been said on Twitter...

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