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Xhaka – Now we’re back in the game

Our 2-0 win over United on Sunday fired us back into the top four, and the scorer of our first goal believes we are now firmly back in the hunt for the Champions League places.

Granit Xhaka put us ahead in the first half with a long-range strike, sending us on our way to a huge victory on a weekend when all three of our rivals for the top four dropped points.

“We are happy to win and it was very important if you see the results from Tottenham and Chelsea,” Granit told us after the game. “It was important to take the three points and now we’re back in the game.

“We had to learn from our mistakes that we made against Manchester United in the FA Cup. We played well but they were always dangerous on the counter-attack and today with five at the back we were more compact. It was important to press them as well

“I think these three points show us the way. This game was a six pointer and we don’t have a lot of games left, but we need the points to be in the top four.”