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Granit Xhaka has a World Cup scare as he is FORCED OFF early in Arsenal's 2-0 triumph at Wolves... but Mikel Arteta allays fears and insists the Swiss star is merely suffering from a sickness bug

Granit Xhaka was forced off during the early stages of Arsenal's crucial 2-0 win against Wolves on Saturday, but manager Mikel Arteta has since revealed the Swiss star was merely struggling with a sickness problem.

The Gunners capitalised on Manchester City's 2-1 defeat by Brentford on Saturday to climb five points clear at the summit of the Premier League ahead of the World Cup break, thanks to a well-taken double from captain Martin Odegaard.

Xhaka, who went down on his haunches soon after kick-off, played for the first 16 minutes of the match in some discomfort before making way for substitute Fabio Vieira.