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For Granit Xhaka there was no choice when it came to his £30million summer move from Borussia Monchengladbach to Arsenal.

The Switzerland international attracted interest from a host of clubs throughout Europe, including Liverpool at one point, but when the Gunners came knocking his decision was made.

Xhaka, who played a 45 minutes against MLS All Stars and showed glimpses of why Wenger didn't hesitate in bringing him in, is a fan of Arsenal's style of play.

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"I personally never had contact with (Jurgen) Klopp or Liverpool," he told the Mail on Sunday.

"A while ago, I spoke to Arsene Wenger. But this club fits to me and I fit to it. Arsenal play attractive football and I enjoy that. I think you could see against the MLS side that this team has a lot of quality and we'll give our all to show that on the pitch."

After his debut against the likes of Kaka and Didier Drogba, Xhaka will appear again against Chivas de Guadalajara at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday morning.

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"It's a really nice feeling to play for such a great and big club for the first time," he said.

"I really enjoyed it and I think it showed on the pitch that I've been welcomed really well, that I have the trust of my team-mates. I'm really pleased to have finally played my first game."

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Wenger was pleased with Xhaka's first run out on Thursday.

"He adjusted very well, his passing was clean and technically he did well," he told MLS .