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Granit Xhaka was putting in his best Arsenal display before knee ligament injury struck to leave him out for three months... but is his absence REALLY a killer blow with Sambi Lokonga and Maitland-Niles waiting in the wings?

Luck just isn't on Granit Xhaka's side.

The Swiss midfielder put in arguably his best performance in an Arsenal shirt against Tottenham on Sunday, but a ligament injury picked up in the game now has him ruled him out for three months.

Gunners fans raised their eyebrows when Xhaka was reinstalled to Mikel Arteta's line-up for the crucial north London derby - his first appearance since his needless red card in his side's 5-0 away loss at Manchester City. Those supporters saw those concerns swept away during the 3-1 win over Spurs, and now they don't have that Xhaka debate anymore.