Granit Xhaka has admitted he knows how Arsenal team-mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is feeling after the striker was stripped of the captaincy. Aubameyang saw the armband ripped off of him by Mikel Arteta this month after his latest brush with ill-discipline, having arrived back late from a trip to see his mother. Granit Xhaka expressed sympathy for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after losing his captaincy'I have been in this situation and I know how he is feeling,' Xhaka told The Athletic. Aubameyang saw his responsibilities at Arsenal taken off him after he returned late from a trip'You have to think positive and believe you can turn it around. Xhaka says his 'strong' team-mate Aubameyang can 'be better than before' when he returnsHowever, Arsenal have since clicked into superb form, having scored 19 goals under manager Arteta since their first-choice No 9 was banished.

Source: Daily Mail December 28, 2021 19:51 UTC