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Granit Xhaka is no stranger to a comeback story.

The midfielder famously turned his Arsenal career around, despite having his “bags packed” five years ago after being stripped of the captaincy.

His redemption was so complete that he will surely receive a warm reception from the travelling Arsenal fans when he leads Sunderland out at the Stadium of Light this evening .

It was quite the renaissance towards the end of his seven years in north London, but there is already a sense that his time at Sunderland could rival even that.

There were raised eyebrows when the 33-y

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