Russia international Andrei Arshavin is well on his way to becoming the ‘most valuable player’ at Arsenal.

Arshavin has earned 106.81 rating points in his last 5 appearances for the Gunners, an average of 21 points in every game! Only Theo Walcott has shown such progress of late in the team: 77.65 rating points, or 15.53 points per game.

The Russian player now leads in the rating of forwards and among his teammates with 167.3 points. He is followed by Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor, with 152 points. Skipper Cesc Fabregas, who had a double in the match against relegation-threatened Middlesbrough, is third with 133.44 points over all, while young Theo Walcott comes in fourth with 126.2 points.