According to WhoScored statistics, Xhaka is the player with the second highest average rating per game in the Premier League this season.
Xhaka joined Sunderland from Bayer Leverkusen this summer for a transfer fee of 15 million euros. The 33-year-old defensive midfielder has played 10 Premier League games this season with 1 goal and 3 assists.
WhoScored pointed out that Xhaka's average rating in the Premier League this season is 7.39, second only to Haaland (7.94).