Ex-Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has starred in his debut season at Bayer Leverkusen (Picture: Getty)Granit Xhaka says he has been using Arsenal’s capitulation in last season’s Premier League title race as a reminder to his Bayer Leverkusen team-mates not to take their position for granted in the Bundesliga. Last summer, Xhaka brought an end to his seven-year spell with Arsenal to join Leverkusen and the 31-year-old midfielder has been instrumental in the club’s phenomenal start to the season. Xhaka has started all 24 matches of Leverkusen’s incredible campaign thus far and was understandably delighted as the league leaders made it five wins in five games. ‘It’s good and we can be proud of it but nothing is won yet,’ Xhaka told ESPN’s Archie Rhind-Tutt shortly after Leverkusen’s defeat of Cologne. The Switzerland midfielder left Arsenal after seven years last summer (Picture: Getty)‘I’m speaking about my own experience that I had last season.

Source: Metro March 04, 2024 12:20 UTC