On Saturday, September 30th, Arsenal in the Premier League swept away Benimov with a 4-0 scoreline. Newly joined midfielder Xaviers made his 10th appearance in this official match, and finally broke the deadlock with a 12-yard penalty kick. The German international not only made a breakthrough, but also demonstrated his all-round strength in both offense and defense, and was awarded the best player of the Arsenal after the match.
Arsenal's win looked comfortable as Gabriel Martinez's header bounced off the crossbar just 17 minutes into the game, before Bukayo Saka added an empty net. Late in the first half, Nikita Diaby was awarded a penalty and Maarten Ortega hit it.
In the second leg of the match, Marten Ortega was infringed by an opponent in the penalty area, he decisively gave up a penalty kick opportunity to Xaviers to help his teammate break the goal drought, fully demonstrating the captain's leadership. In stoppage time, Maarten Ortega crossed the ball to Ben Witte, who scored with a header to make it 4-0.
Maarten Ortega had a heroic campaign, with one shot and one pass, and was elected the official Premier League Player of the Year, but Arsenal FC awarded the MVP honor to Xaviers, which seemed to have a special encouragement in it. In fact, Xaviers was outstanding in this campaign, playing all 81 minutes, touching the ball as many as 38 times, making 19 successful passes, shooting twice and hitting a goal, fighting off the opponent 10 times, and making one clearance and four successful tackles.
