A number of Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to praise Granit Xhaka after he posted a picture of himself in training at London Colney.
The Switzerland international is currently on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in the derby win over Spurs in late September.
A few days later, the Arsenal media team confirmed that Xhaka suffered a significant injury to his medial knee ligament.
An accidental collision with Lucas Moura left Xhaka on the ground and in pain before he trudged off the pitch in the 82nd minute.
The 29-year-old was set for a three-month injury layoff, and it looks as though he’s recovering nicely.
On Saturday, Xhaka shared a picture of himself running on the pitch in training, suggesting he’s on the right path.
Granit Xhaka on Instagram. #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/Ya9xpmVj2x— Gurjit (@GurjitAFC) November 6, 2021
And some Arsenal fans were delighted to see him progressing so quickly:
Guy is a machine. Scheduled to return late Jan and he is back doing light training at start of November.— Tas (@TasxGunner) November 6, 2021
The man is a machine so good to see up and running again.— PSY (@Luckyrhodesian) November 6, 2021
Shaka boom 💨— Chicha Mandi (@Jumaallymwiguru) November 6, 2021
Xhaka’s fitness level is miraculously good— Without that red card Arsenal would have won UCL (@GreevilleE) November 6, 2021
what a soldier this guy is, always gives it his all— Giannis_🇬🇷 (@GiannisAFC) November 6, 2021
Incredible! He always recover earlier than the stipulated recovery time. He takes good care of himself and his diet as well— Mr Peps Gunner (@PeprahSo) November 6, 2021
Arteta is a big fan of Xhaka, having previously deemed him “phenomenal” and praising his attitude.
“(Xhaka) came back and he was fine because he really looks after himself,” he told the Arsenal media team in September.
“He was training and as he always is, he gives you the maximum and the best possible attitude to compete and win matches.”
Arsenal legend Paul Merson wrote on Sky Sports: “I would rather have him on the pitch than not at Arsenal.
“He’s a massive trier and he cares but it’s just about getting the right characters there and making the right decisions.”