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Arsenal midfielder Xhaka tells global audience: This atmosphere is f*****g unbelievable

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka's post-match interview after a win over Chelsea involved him swearing on live television.

The Swiss international is now one of the first names on manager Mikel Arteta's team sheet.

Despite having a tough relationship with fans in past seasons, he is now beloved by everyone at the club and in the form of his life.

As they went back to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Chelsea away from home on Sunday, Xhaka spoke with BT Sport post-game.

Asked about the away end's atmosphere, he stated: “You the see the atmosphere, it's f*****g unbelievable."

He then added: “You can see the atmosphere is unbelievable, I mean from the start until the end I think we deserved to win today, we were the much much much better team today.

“We are so happy that everything is going well at the moment. We are keeping everything the coach is telling us.

“Listen, after the season nobody ask you how you win in November or December or January. We are trying to get a lot of points as possible and after let's see where we head.

“The derby, these two teams have big history even if they play against each other this is football, sometimes you need stuff like that."

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