Xhaka was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy in October by former manager Unai Emery following the player’s angry reaction to being booed by Gunners fans. He has since been linked with a move to Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga but Arteta, asked if he wanted the 27-year-old Xhaka to leave north London club Arsenal, replied: “I hope not. He played at Bournemouth, he played really well, he was very committed, he played a really good game. “He’s done a really good job since he joined this football club and we have to respect that. The Gunners, for so long one of the Premier League’s leading clubs, are currently in 12th place, just six points above the relegation zone.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2019 18:00 UTC