Van Persie stars in his own one-man show

Has there ever been a Premier League side quite so dependent on one man as Arsenal are on Robin van Persie?

Matt Le Tissier at Southampton perhaps, but other than that, it’s hard to think of anyone quite so pivotal to his side as the Dutchman has been to the Gunners this season.

The stats are staggering. Van Persie has scored 25 goals from 26 starts this season, a phenomenal 45.45% of Arsenal’s Premier League tally of 55. To put the scale of Arsenal’s reliance on their captain into context their next highest goalscorer is Theo Walcott with just five, 11% of the total.