Arsenal vs Norwich City: 5 key players in homecoming fixture

1. Nicolas Pepe

Until someone convinces me otherwise, Nicolas Pepe is the most important man on this team. He’s the only guy that is consistently creating goal chances, both for himself and for others, and he’s the only guy that has more than a goal since the restart.

Plus, in case I haven’t said this enough, Pepe is the only guy we have capable of creating from nothing. And even though he played nearly the entire match against Sheffield, Arteta would be wrong to leave him out here. He’s just too important to this attack.

My favorite metric of the season is that Pepe creates more goals than anyone else on the team. What better way to qualify yourself as the most important man in the match than that?