Granit Xhaka came in for plenty of criticism when he clashed with Arsenal fans back in November. The Swiss midfielder was stripped of the captaincy by Unai Emery and some believed he would never play for the club again.
But he found a vocal ally in the form of legendary former Gunners midfielder Patrick Vieira - and his comments have been proved right.
After the incident, Vieira had sympathy for Xhaka and tipped him to come through the difficult period. "I feel sorry for him because he's going through a really different period and really difficult time at Arsenal," Vieira said. "But I think we have to remind ourselves that he's achieved a lot since he's (been) at Arsenal and he deserves a lot of respect. "I know how good he is and he will