Former Liverpool man, Jamie Carragher, has hailed Sunderland captain, Granit Xhaka, describing the Swiss as Premier League signing of the season.
The Black Cats played out a 1-1 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Monday night, with Xhaka scoring immediately after the interval to cancel out Iliman Ndiaye’s brilliant opener for the visitors at the Stadium of Light.
It was a Man of the Match performance from the former Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder.
Speaking before the kick-off of the Monday night match, Carragher named the former Bayer Leverkusen star the signing of the season.
“He must be the signing of the season,” Carragher said on Sky Sports.
“When you think of someone who’s influential on their team, I’ve been calling Manchester City the Erling Haaland team, but is there anyone right now in the Premier League having a bigger influence on their club than Granit Xhaka? There can’t be.
“An absolutely brilliant signing so far.”
After the final whistle, the Liverpool legend added, “For me I thought Granit Xhaka was absolutely fantastic again.
“Not just the goal but head and shoulders above almost everybody on that pitch tonight.”
Xhaka, 33, played 297 games for Arsenal from 2016-23 before moving to Germany to join Leverkusen, helping the Bundesliga side to lift the title under Xabi Alonso.