Agree with that. Close on a miracle. People seem to have forgotten just how bad the team, and in fact the whole club, was last season. And the season before that, etc. Arteta has somehow managed to put together a somewhat competent team from very slim pickings. Even Klopp can't get his pampered little bastards to put some effort in, but Arteta has somehow motivated our lot to turn up on a consistent basis which is impressive in the modern game. His "favourites" are most likely the key individuals he can't do without in case it all falls back to hell again. People don't like the way Xhaka plays, they want some high rent alternative in there instead. Fine, but make sure the replacement brings fire and commitment because it's in short supply elsewhere and not a drop can be lost or spared.