Granit Xhaka's outburst seemed like the point of no return
'I cannot wait to move to London, represent this special club and play in the Premier League. Granit Xhaka's outburst at fans on Sunday seemed like the point of no return at Arsenal Xhaka appeared to swear at fans before taking his shirt off in disgust as he was substituted And as for making the fans happy, that seemed to be a lost cause for Arsenal's captain a long time ago. There was so much hope when Xhaka first joined the club in a £35m deal back in 2016 The midfielder rivalled Xabi Alonso in Germany but has not shown that form at Arsenal XHAKA'S CAREER STATS AT ARSENAL Games: 144 Goals: 11 Assists: 17 Yellow Cards: 41 Red Cards: 2 How did it come to this? Arsenal fans have seen more moments of ill-discipline from him than they would have liked to The midfielder gave away a needless penalty during the north London derby in September Since joining Arsenal, no outfield player has made more errors leading to goals than him It was the seventh error he had made leading to a goal since his arrival in England, two more than any other outfield player. The decision to make him captain has only centred the spotlight on the Swiss star further Xhaka is not a popular figure among fans but is well thought of in Arsenal's dressing room The midfielder looks dejected after Arsenal's defeat in last season's Europa League final His teammates voted for him to be captain and some were visibly shocked by the animosity towards him at the Emirates on Sunday.
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