Ahead of last weekend's Emirates Cup match against Sevilla, our official matchday programme caught up with Granit Xhaka for a wide-ranging interview.
Our Swiss midfielder was in great form as he evaluated pre-season and the newcomers to Mikel Arteta's squad, and discussed his relationship with our supporters, as well as his hopes for the season.
Here are the best bits:
Sevilla have great European pedigree, how much will it benefit playing them before going back into European football this year?
It’s a big, big test for us. And it’s only a few days before we play against Palace away, but it will be totally different to the Palace game.