A glorious bit of pointless skill
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Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka controls the ball with his back against Norwich on Boxing Day.
This is probably a good time to remind you of another great Mario Balotelli moment – when he tried to slot an easy goal with a needless backheel trick shot and missed, leading Roberto Mancini to substitute him after just 30 minutes.