(Photo) Arsenal send shout out to Xhaka after captaining Switzerland for first time

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Arsenal sent a shout out to summer signing Granit Xhaka on the official club twitter account after captaining Switzerland for the first time.

Switzerland beat Andorra 2-1 to remain first in the World Cup 2018 qualification group Group B – three points ahead of second placed Portugal who beat the Faroe Islands 6-0 on the road.

Xhaka started in central midfield for the Swiss and played the full 90 minutes against the European minnows.

Switzerland have won all three of their qualification games so far including a victory over Euro 2016 champions Portugal.

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