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Take a look at the Arsenal team and what do you see? The positives are a group of players full of potential. However, when comparing it to the club’s top-four rivals the absence of world-class players becomes very obvious.

Arsenal have been fighting for the Champions League qualification spots alongside a Tottenham team with Antonio Conte deploying Harry Kane and Heung-min Son. Ralf Rangnick, meanwhile, has relied upon Cristiano Ronaldo to claw his side back into the race with plenty of wildly expensive stars throughout the side.

Both sides have young players but importantly they can look up to those influential figures around them. Kane, Son and Ronaldo have been carrying the goal threat for their sides.

Look to Arsenal and their top scorers are three players aged 21 and under. Emile Smith-Rowe, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have been the main source of goals and 23-year-old potential captain Martin Odegaard with one more than the Brazilian.

Arsenal are being linked to strikers which makes sense but a running theme is the ages of these players. Darwin Nunez, 22, Jonathan David, 22, and Victor Osimhen, 23.

There’s no doubt all three have their strengths and qualities, but perhaps the Gunners should be looking to a player who is a leader from their experience. Someone who can be a focal point of guidance as well as goals. An attribute that is