WHAT HAPPENED   Granit Xhaka scored a peach of a free-kick and Mesut Ozil struck on his 200th appearance as we came on strong in the second half to beat Newcastle.   Our Swiss midfielder is no stranger to goals from long-range but this effort had precision as well as power, a curling effort into the top corner shortly after the restart. Granit Xhaka celebrates opening the scoring at Newcastle   That gave us a grip on the game that was tightened by Ozil at the end of a patient, probing move that came alive when Nacho Monreal’s deft pass found Granit Xhaka in space on the left.   He picked out Alex Lacazette for a shot that was blocked, and Ozil was calmness personified to slot the...
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