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'I feel like I have to impress him as much as the manager': How Granit Xhaka became Sunderland's driving force - and the owner's crucial intervention that convinced him to join

Daily Mail 1 min read 10 hours ago

First impressions: they have always mattered to Granit Xhaka, right through his life and certainly during the years he has spent in the Premier League, writes DOMINIC KING.
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