Every Arsenal player in 2024/25 ranked from worst to best

10. Myles Lewis-Skelly

Into the top ten now and onto another Hale End star.

It has been a meteoric rice for Myles Lewis-Skelly in 2024/25, a campaign which began as a Premier League 2 player for him until his promotion to the first-team bench in late August. Arteta is typically cautious with young players but injuries saw him thrust MLS into the fold.

Today, he is a regular on the team-sheet. The 18-year-old has made 32 appearances across the UCL and league and glittered them with memorable moments: his first Arsenal goal in the 5-1 win over Man City and teeing up Merino for our third goal against Real Madrid.

Being so at home in this environment, at that age and in your first year, is truly special and hopefully he will build on it in the campaigns to come.

9. Gabriel Martinelli

Even if he did not reach the heights of 2022/23, this seasons still brought us shades of the old Gabriel Martinelli.

He is clearly a talented player but his tendency to run head down might explain why he failed (again) to hit the ten-goal mark in the league and, furthermore, why Arsenal might want to buy a new LHS forward this summer.

Nevertheless, his energy and killer first touch make him a favourite of Arteta’s and perhaps a bit of healthy competition (or a positional switch – he impressed in the striker position at Anfield) could bring out the best in him once more.

8. Kai Havertz

Schrodinger’s Havertz: he is supposedly not good enough to win us titles but, in his absence, he also forms part of the reason why are Premier League charge petered out.

For all the hate he gets, Havertz enjoyed a strong campaign prior to injury (18 G/A across 29 league and UCL games) and was missed over the past three months. Merino stepped up ably in his absence but did not offer the same outlet or creative spark, while the big-game mentality of Havertz might have helped us in Europe.

His role next year could be interesting to see if Arsenal make the investment we expect, though he is much loved by Arteta and so will not be too far away from the first-team picture.

7. Thomas Partey

It is amazing what the prospect of a new contract can do.

Everything had pointed towards Thomas Partey leaving this summer: he is 32 next month, holds an awful injury record and his current deal is set to expire in a few weeks.

But instead Partey had his best season fitness-wise at the club – hitting 50 appearances for the first time – and rolled back the years in midfield, his ability to receive and turn under pressure continuing to be unrivalled among his teammates.

As with Trossard, a parting of the ways seems wiser than fresh terms but it seems Partey will stay on at Arsenal – what are the odds of an opening-day injury?

6. William Saliba

Levels slipped in the last few weeks, but there can be no doubt that William Saliba enjoyed another good personal campaign.

For eight months he was imperious alongside Gabriel in defence and showed just why he is so highly regarded, his composure under pressure and excellent reading of the game making us a formidable defensive unit.

Then the Brazil international got injured and his form became more erratic. Mistakes against Crystal Palace and Real Madrid speak to that, while he also did not cover himself in glory at Anfield during our 2-2 draw.

It is just a rough patch; Saliba will be back.  

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