No anger, no recriminations and no feeling sorry for themselves. Granit Xhaka and his Arsenal team-mates are confident that they are still masters of their own title destiny.
Unflinching and undaunted, the Switzerland midfielder stopped for the tape recorders and the microphones in the wake of Sunday’s collapse at West Ham. Confident and articulate, his leadership in summing up the situation impressed at a time when some have convinced themselves that the Gunners are wobbling.
And in many ways he is right - nobody believed Arsenal, top four contenders back in August, would even be in this position at the start of the season. Did you?
