Arsenal 5-0 Wolves: Granit Xhaka scores a brace as Gunners run rampant in final game

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2023-05-28 17:34:15  • 5 mins

So it was not the fairytale finish Arsenal hoped this fixture would be having spent much of the season chasing the Premier League title.

Thanks to Granit Xhaka though there was still cause for celebration in Arsenals season ender against Wolves.

With the Swiss midfielder set to leave this summer, Xhaka capped what is expected to be his final appearance with two goals, picking his last game in Arsenal colours as the perfect occasion to achieve that feat for the first time.

And with a slightly better finish from another chance he might have even had a first half hat-trick.

Still, by then he had already done enough to be centre stage and in position to earn the send-off he would have wanted and deserves after reviving his Arsenal career under Mikel Arteta, going from zero to hero.

Granit Xhaka looks to have ended his time at Arsenal in style by scoring a brace in their 5-0 victory against Wolves on Sunday

The Gunners finished off a season - where they pushed but ultimately fell short of the season - with a comfortable victory

Xhaka got the Gunners rolling with two goals inside three minutes as he looks set for a summer move to Bayer Leverkusen

His departure for expected destination Bayer Leverkusen has yet to be officially confirmed but his social media activity, the way he was serenaded and then greeted both goals told its own story.

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