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Arsenal: End of season player rankings

By Andrew Dowdeswell

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Arsene Wenger, Manager of Arsenal shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley at Emirates Stadium on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Arsene Wenger, Manager of Arsenal shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley at Emirates Stadium on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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Arsenal, Henrikh Mkhitaryan
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 08: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal scores during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 match between AC Milan and Arsenal at the San Siro on March 8, 2018 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

7. Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Selling your best player is rarely a smart move. But trading your best player for a better player, which, at this early stage, is what Arsenal did when they swapped Alexis Sanchez for Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January, is a far shrewder move.

Sanchez, for United, featured in 1048 Premier League minutes. He scored two goals and assisted three. Mkhitaryan, in contrast, played in just 797 Premier League minutes, scoring two goals and assisting four. Moreover, he added a goal and an assist in 416 Europa League minutes, whereas Sanchez neither scored or assisted in 165 Champions League minutes.

It is harder to rank Mkhitaryan any higher than this because he only played for half the year. Nevertheless, it was a strong start to his Arsenal career. Though, the less said about that north London derby performance the better.

Andrew: 9th; Josh: 6th

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