Xhaka - " Without Arteta , I would not be here at Arsenal anymore. He helped me a lot when I was completely down.He took me aside, helped me with small things,tactically, as a person,between the team & the club,tried to help me as well with the fans."
Xhaka on almost joining Roma in 2021 - " It was very close. Mikel was the guy with Edu, they didn't let me go because they wanted to keep me here. The door was open for me to leave the club as well. But in the end, people decided to keep me here."
Xhaka - " I love Arsenal, I love the people around [it]. They treat me every time with a lot of respect, I try to give the respect back."
Xhaka on Mikel Arteta: - "He is a freak in a positive way. Tactically, he knows everything. How he prepares the team before training, before the games, is unbelievable. I had a lot of coaches, but I have to put Mikel as one of the top ones in my career."
[ESPN]