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MAN OF THE WEEK GRANIT XHAKA

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last week, he sang the praises of how good Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin have been in midfield. That might be so but that axis has not been good enough to take Arsenal to where they want to go so why persist with it? Xhaka is surely the future and if he has the talent that Wenger says he has, you would expect him to be at home in this type of battle. After taking one point from their opening two fixtures, Arsenal have re-gathered some momentum and they could really push on with a victory against their bitter rivals. It will be interestin­g to see if Wenger is prepared to give Xhaka the responsibi­lity of driving his team forward.

 ??  ?? On hold: how long must Xhaka wait? A HUGE game today for Arsenal and Chelsea and it will be interestin­g to see whether Arsene Wenger is ready to unleash his £35million summer signing. Xhaka scored another thumping goal in Arsenal’s League Cup win at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday but Wenger has been intent on easing him into his team. Only
On hold: how long must Xhaka wait? A HUGE game today for Arsenal and Chelsea and it will be interestin­g to see whether Arsene Wenger is ready to unleash his £35million summer signing. Xhaka scored another thumping goal in Arsenal’s League Cup win at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday but Wenger has been intent on easing him into his team. Only

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