Xhaka: Arsenal wanted rid of me, with one exception - Mikel Arteta

I remember speaking to my dad and he said there was no future for me at Arsenal 

GOOD MOVE: Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka says only one person at Arsenal believed in him when it looked odds-on he was ready to quit the north London club - manager Mikel Arteta.

The 31-year-old Swiss midfielder has enjoyed a flying start to life at Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen, top of the Bundesliga and without a loss in their opening 24 matches this season.