Granit Xhaka Archives: 09/2016

Playing against your brother is just like waiting for a bus – nothing for ages and then two in the space of a few months.

Granit Xhaka got a start against Basel in the Champions League in light of Francis Coquelin’s injury and the Swiss set about impressing against his old side.

In the first of his regular post-match tactics pieces, Amrit Rae explains why it’s taken so long to integrate Granit Xhaka at Arsenal

Granit Xhaka’s older brother, Taulant, says that facing Arsenal with Basel will be a childhood dream come true.

Arsenal’s 3-0 battering of Chelsea at the weekend was as welcome as it was overdue. However, the nature of it has presented Arsène Wenger with a minor conundrum. Namely, just where will Aaron Ramsey fit in when he returns from injury?

Mesut Ozil has already taken to Twitter to share a selfie of himself, Granit Xhaka, Lucas and Shkodran Mustafi in the dressing room at the Emirates, celebrating a brilliant win over Chelsea.

Mesut Ozil has been speaking to the Arsenal programme ahead of the Chelsea game, and praised two of the new boys, Shkodran Mustafi and Granit Xhaka.

Santi Cazorla casually stormed Copa90’s five shot challenge, while Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka… well, you’ll see.

Granit Xhaka had a go at recreating Dejan Stankovic’s Champions League goal for Inter Milan.

It is a thankless task writing about football, or any sport come to that.

Jeff Reine-Adelaide was handed a start in Arsenal’s League Cup side as they thrashed Nottingham Forest 4-0 on Tuesday night while Granit Xhaka delivered another thunderba**ard for the second game in a row.

Arsenal spanked four past Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night, the first time they’d scored four in back-to-back games since 2015, so what did we learn?

Arsenal’s comprehensive win over Nottingham Forest wasn’t on TV in the UK because, you know, morons. Here are all the goals.

Arsenal’s League Cup side of 2016 won comfortably against Arsenal’s League Cup side of 2010 to progress to the next round of the sponsorless cup.

Shkodran Mustafi congratulated Granit Xhaka on his goal on Saturday against Hull City.

Granit Xhaka arrived in the Premier League in style on Saturday against Hull as he spanked home a belter after coming on as a second half sub and it’s a goal he will never forget

Since his big-money switch from Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer, the talented Swiss international has only started two matches this season (Leicester and Watford, both away) – leading to questions as to whether there’s a specific reason why he’s constantly featuring off the bench.

Granit Xhaka is hoping that his thunderbolt against Hull will be the first of many as he looks to ingratiate himself with the Arsenal faithful.

Francis Coquelin said he was “screaming at Granit to shoot” in the seconds leading up to the Swiss midfielder’s excellent strike from distance against Mike Phelan’s side on Saturday.

Arsenal fans are beginning to fret at the news that Arsene Wenger could stick with Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla in midfield against Hull on Saturday.