‘The Fairy’ operating in the shadow of the all-conquering Granit Xhaka, who will go down as a modern-day Sunderland legend

While Sunderland’s captain attracts a lot of the plaudits, the talent, consistency and potential longevity of another player make him a better bet for legend-statusGranit Xhaka has been at Sunderland for just over a year, but he has already forged a reputation as one of the club’s greatest-ever signings.