Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has sent a brilliant message to the fans for chanting his name in the away stands. The chants were loud and clear by the fans in the support of the midfielder.
Xhaka was very close to leaving the Gunners. However, it looks like the midfielder is now one of their own after his brilliant performances in the Premier League under Mikel Arteta.
ARSENAL ARE FLOURISHING UNDER MIKEL ARTETA
Arsenal finished the international break at the top of the Premier League. They won the game 3-0 against Brentford. This was a much better performance than the last match in the loss against Manchester United. It looks like the Gunners are early contenders with Manchester City for the Premier League. However, of course, these are early days.
Although, every football fan can say that Arsenal are playing brilliantly under Mikel Arteta this season. They are now able to start an attack from the back. They have also managed to get rid of the fringe players that were not in Mikel Arteta’s plans for the season and future. The club and Mikel Arteta with the money have managed to sign some brilliant players in the form of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus.
GRANIT XHAKA IS FINALLY GETTING ALL THE LOVE FROM THE GUNNERS FANS
There is also a particular player that is playing very well under Mikel Arteta. The name of the player is Granit Xhaka. He was named the captain by Mikel Arteta. Martin Odegaard was absent from the game through injury. The Swiss midfielder did brilliantly as a captain. He provided the assistance for the goal of Gabriel Jesus.
This would not have been possible under previous manager Unai Emery. Xhaka had fallen out of favor under Unai Emery. He also abused his own fans after they booed him against Crystal Palace. However, the midfielder has come a long way since the incident. Since then the midfielder is now the controlling part of the midfield and also is now a popular figure among Arsenal. The Gunners fans also sang a special song for the midfielder. Granit Xhaka also thanked the supporters for their gesture through social media.
Arsenal have won six out of seven Premier League games. They have also won their first game against FC Zurich in the Europa League. Mikel Arteta also said the midfielder is now very important to their fans. Granit Xhaka also said,
“You see the different mentality we have this season,’.
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