Unai Emery: Lacazette has showed us his ability to score
Arsenal are currently in a rich vein of form with nine straight victories in all competitions as the Gunners adjust to life under Unai Emery.
With six of those wins coming in the Premier League, the Gunners have been catapulted up to fourth in the table and now sit just two points behind the frontrunners.
Arsenal’s success has in part been founded on the performances of French striker Alexandre Lacazette, who now has four goals and four assists in his last six matches.
The 27-year-old has been so impressive that he comfortably makes it into WhoScored.com’s Premier League Team of the Season so far, based on average match ratings.
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However, the Gunners have also been study at the back with clean sheets against Everton and Watford and there is a surprise inclusion between the sticks in the statistical XI.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are joint top of the table and undefeated in the league but have no representatives in the best XI of the campaign so far.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino have all failed to fire consistently while there has been an even better left-back than Andrew Robertson in the top flight this season.
Chelsea have two players in the XI while Manchester City dominate with three, but there are also call-ups for stars from Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Burnley and Everton as they enjoy eye-catching starts to the campaign.