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'I have such fantastic memories here'

Much of the pre-match talk in Basel has centred around Granit Xhaka - but the Swiss midfielder is not the only member of our squad returning to a place he used to call home.

Mohamed Elneny spent three years at Tuesday night's opponents - and the Egypt international still has fond memories of his time on the Rhine.

“I am very happy that I will be going back to my former club Basel,” he told Arsenal Player.