Xhaka was always a controversial figure<\/a> when he was at Arsenal.<\/p>\n Indeed, taking part in a challenge for Sunderland\u2019s TikTok page, Xhaka has been ranking and rating some of the Premier League\u2019s all-time great midfielders and he made some very controversial picks here.<\/p>\n Xhaka took part in a ranking task where he had to place 10 great Premier League midfielders in order.<\/p>\n This was a blind ranking challenge, so some strange choices were made towards the end of the task as the likes of Gareth Barry were picked over Frank Lampard.<\/p>\n However, earlier in the video, Xhaka had more free reign to put who he wanted wherever he wanted, and ultimately, he picked Jordan Henderson<\/a> ahead of Nemanja Matic.<\/p>\n Xhaka has an interesting history with both Henderson and Matic.<\/p>\n Xhaka and Henderson famously had a bit of a bust-up when Arsenal played Liverpool back in 2022.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Xhaka and Matic have a complicated history based on Xhaka\u2019s goal celebrations vs Serbia at the last two World Cups and his Albanian heritage.<\/p>\n Granit Xhaka\u2019s record vs Jordan Henderson<\/p>\n Xhaka ranked Henderson highly when taking part in this challenge, and it\u2019s not hard to understand why.<\/p>\n Indeed, Henderson has often got the better of Xhaka during their careers, as the numbers show.<\/p>\n Granit Xhaka\u2019s record vs Jordan HendersonGames12Wins1Draws3Losses8<\/p>\n![\"Granit](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2187059884-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Pau Barrena\/Getty ImagesGranit Xhaka ranks Jordan Henderson ahead of Nemanja Matic<\/p>\n