Imagine him & Saka: AFC must unleash £50m gem who “can find space in a telephone box” - opinion

There is a certain strut to Arsenal’s football at the moment. Gone are the days of boring sideways passing with no plan, as Mikel Arteta’s Gunners have completely revamped and reinvigorated themselves in 2021/22.

The London side are now more composed at the back with Gabriel and Ben White keeping 12 clean sheets this season in front of the ever-improving Aaron Ramsdale.

Thomas Partey has now finally come of age in the Arsenal midfield and alongside Granit Xhaka, dare we say it, a combative partnership has been formed.

But it is in the final third where you can note Arsenal’s true colours with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli helping to forge one of the youngest and most exciting forward lines in the Premier League.

Odegaard’s technical qualities and ability to pick a pass were rather mesmerising in the win over Leicester a few days ago, while Saka’s drive and ability to beat an opponent is now second to none in the English top-flight.

But there is another key cog to the wheel, that of the club’s top-scorer with ten goals, Mr Emile Smith Rowe.

The 21-year-old has had a hugely impressive campaign, making his England debut towards the back end of 2021 and finding the net with great regularity.

Sadly, 2022 has started a little slower for the spritely youngster. A bout with the pandemic has seen him play just once in the last month. Arsenal haven’t lost in that time but the Hale End graduate who could now be worth around £50m has certainly still been missed.

After all, he is someone who has scored against Tottenham, Leicester, Manchester United and West Ham this term, providing a knack of beating the goalkeeper in some of Arsenal’s most important fixtures this season.

As a result, unleashing him against