Arsenal hero Wright warns Xhaka: Willock is coming for you

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4 Sep 2019 • 6:25 AM MYT
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Granit Xhaka should be worried about the emergence of Joe Willock at Arsenal, according to club legend Ian Wright.

The Swiss international gave away a penalty in Sunday's draw with Spurs.

And Wright thinks young gun Willock could push the veteran out of Unai Emery's team.

The Gunners icon told Radio 5 Live of Xhaka: "He shouldn't be named captain, he should be focusing on his own game.

"The captaincy and all the responsibility that comes with that, he makes the mistakes that, if I'm on the pitch and Tony Adams is on the pitch making mistakes like that, I'm thinking 'what are you doing?!'.

"He made so many fouls [against Spurs], he could have easily been sent off. I saw [Matteo] Guendouzi make a challenge in the box where he saw the danger, started to ease over to him and he intercepted it.

"He doesn't recognise danger, Xhaka. I do feel like we've come to the stage where Joe Willock is pushing him, Guendouzi is definitely pushing him, picking up the ball from deep and doing the job that he's doing and alongside David Luiz, whatever anyone says about him, he sprays some unbelievable balls.

"The fact is, I think he slows it down now."