5 reasons why Granit Xhaka should be a regular in Unai Emery's starting XI

#3 Dictates the play from the midfield

Jack Wilshere (L) and Santi Cazorla (R) have left Arsenal ahead of the new season

With Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere plying their trades elsewhere, Unai Emery is short of midfielders who can orchestrate the play and set the tempo from deep. The Swiss maestro is someone who can quicken the pace of the game with his penetrative and probing passes and long balls.

Xhaka offers control and poise. His telepathic understanding with Mesut Ozil is vital in the smooth transition from defense to attack not to forget the goal threat he carries from distance.

Unai Emery's preferred style of playing out from the back needs a midfielder capable of transitioning the play in a smooth and effective manner and Xhaka is the midfielder capable of doing the same.