Arsenal’s attacking trio ranks among the many finest in Europe in response to staggering stat

Arsenal ended the earlier season with simply two gamers in double digits for Premier League objectives. Yet, with 11 video games of the present marketing campaign nonetheless to go, the Gunners boast as many as three people with ten or extra top-flight objectives.

Gabriel Martinelli (12 league objectives), Bukayo Saka (ten) and Martin Odegaard (ten) have provided Arsenal three dependable routes to purpose throughout their title cost this yr.

To put into context how spectacular that feat is at such an early stage of the season, just one different membership in Europe’s high ten leagues can boast as many prolific goal-getters (per Opta).

Paris Saint-Germain’s feared and feted attacking triumvirate of Kylian Mbappe (19 league objectives), Lionel Messi (13) and Neymar (13) are the one different trio in elite European competitors that may match Arsenal’s purpose unfold.

Mbappe and Messi completed first and second in FIFA’s Best Awards for 2022 with Neymar rounding out the trio in ninth. No Arsenal participant was current on the 14-man shortlist introduced in January.

For Arsenal’s significantly youthful trio, that is uncharted territory. Odegaard’s finest league return earlier than the present marketing campaign was eight objectives whereas on mortgage at Dutch facet Vitesse Arnhem whereas Martinelli had by no means notched greater than six in a single league marketing campaign.

Saka, admittedly, completed as Arsenal’s high scorer with 11 within the high flight final yr however by hitting double digits once more this time period, the 21-year-old has turn out to be the youngest Arsenal participant to ever rating ten or extra Premier League objectives in consecutive seasons.

Since breaking into Monaco’s first-team squad as a precocious 17-year-old, Mbappe has scored not less than 13 league objectives in every of the final seven years. Neymar has hit double digits in seven of the earlier eight top-flight campaigns whereas Messi had a run of 15 consecutive goal-laden seasons curtailed by simply six strikes in his debut Ligue 1 season. Normal service has resumed this time period.

Neymar will be unable so as to add to his tally this season after struggling a campaign-ending ankle harm final month. Arsenal, in contrast, could possibly embody a fourth identify of their roster of high scorers after welcoming a Brazilian again from harm.

Gabriel Jesus got here off the bench in opposition to Fulham to make his first Premier League look since November after recovering from a severe knee drawback he suffered whereas taking part in for Brazil on the winter World Cup. The 25-year-old has been locked on 5 league objectives since scoring within the October north London derby however has greater than 1 / 4 of the marketing campaign left to bolster his tally.

Unlike PSG, Arsenal should not their division’s high scorers regardless of a wholesome unfold of objectives. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland-centric assault has propelled the reigning champions to 67 objectives in 27 league video games (28 of which belong to the Norwegian goal-gobbler), three greater than the Gunners. However, Phil Foden is the crew’s next-highest scorer with simply 9 within the league.

Odegaard’s tenth purpose of the season was Arsenal’s third in a breezy victory in opposition to Fulham on Sunday which restored the Gunners’ five-point lead above City on the Premier League summit. If Odegaard, Martinelli and Saka proceed to seek out the online so frequently, there may be each likelihood there may also be above City come the top of the marketing campaign.