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Peter Crouch and Cesc Fabregas hailed Granit Xhaka for turning around his Arsenal career after a stunning performance in the Gunners' 3-1 win over Tottenham.
Arsenal grabbed the bragging rights in Saturday's north London derby, emerging victorious at the Emirates thanks to goals from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and a fine third from Xhaka.
Harry Kane had equalised for Spurs but Emerson Royal's second-half sending off put paid to their hopes of earning anything from the game.
Granit Xhaka was awarded man of the match after Arsenal's win over Tottenham on Saturday
Xhaka himself was awarded the player of the match award and was hailed by Gunners fans.
The Swiss international has had a strained relationship with the Arsenal faithful since joining the club in 2016.
This includes a well-documented on-field strop that saw him taunt fans and throw his shirt on the ground, and led to him being stripped of the captaincy, back
