Granit Xhaka came in for criticism for his role in the goal Arsenal conceded against Burnley at the weekend.
With the Gunners 1-0 up at Turf Moor and looking rather comfortable, Xhaka received the ball from Bernd Leno in his own penalty box and attempted to switch the ball out to his right-hand side in the direction of David Luiz.
However, the Swiss did not get enough on his attempted pass and could only watch on in horror as the ball cannoned against Chris Wood's hip and into the back of Leno's net.
With that said, there has been a debate as to who was at fault between Leno and Xhaka.
Whilst former Arsenal defender Martin Keown blamed Leno, Sky Sports pundit and Manchester United legend Gary Neville leapt to the defence of the goalkeeper.
"I think ultimately goalkeepers play better than some outfield players would have done 20 years ago," he said on The Gary Neville Podcast. "The game has changed and it should change. We should welcome these changes.
"Gone are the days now where I sit on Monday Night Football and would criticise Xhaka. I would criticise him for the execution, but not for the principle.
"For me what we are seeing is that this is normality – that players are going to play out from their own box, but the execution was wrong.
"The idea that he was given a bad pass by his goalkeeper, I don’t go along with that. That pass was expected to be given, they’re coached to give that pass there. Xhaka just gets it wrong."
Usually more secure in possession, Xhaka, who issued an apology after the game, hasn't had the best of times against Burnley this season having been sent off in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium back in December.
But on a more positive note, statistics show that the midfielder has proven to be just as creative as the likes of Lionel Messi, Toni Kroos, Rodri, and David Alaba so far this season.
As spotted by fans on Reddit, Xhaka has completed 172 passes into the final third - putting him eighth across Europe's top five leagues this season.
That is more than Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi (166) but still some way short of Real Madrid's Toni Kroos who leads the rest of Europe with 223 passes into the final third.
Given the importance of both Messi and Kroos to their respective teams, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has effectively discovered his own player who is just as crucial when his side are on the attack.
Interestingly, this has happened after the Spaniard managed to convince Xhaka to stay in north London.
And by the time Arteta was appointed, there was growing talk of Xhaka returning to Germany and sealing a transfer to Hertha Berlin, but the Gunners boss worked his magic and is somewhat reaping the reward of that transfer decision.
