Arsenal after clashing with supporters and telling them where to go after being booed off during a fixture against Crystal Palace in 2019 - but one man saved his career at the club.
Xhaka, speaking to the media ahead of the release of All or Nothing: Arsenal, spoke openly about his feud with fans and how he owes his last three years in north London to Mikel Arteta.
With the fixture taking place in October of 2019, Arteta replaced Unai Emery the following December and made a point of speaking to Xhaka before the winter transfer window opened. READ MORE: Aaron Ramsdale quit social media after abuse - but realised true Arsenal fans have his back While talking about his relationship with the club, Xhaka told Daily Star Sport of Arteta: "He is the guy why I'm still at this football club.
All of the club know that."Three years ago I was gone. My suitcases were finished, I had a meeting and Mikel came. He wanted to hear my opinion of what happened.
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