This player rated as Arsenal’s most important player

Former Man Utd star Rio Ferdinand has named Emile Smith Rowe as Arsenal’s most important player.

This comes as Smith Rowe has been impressive at Emirate Stadium this season with four goals and two assists in eleven Premier League games already to his name for the Gunners.

The young midfielder gave Arsenal the lone goal that helped them secure all three points during their match vs Watford at Emirates last weekend.

Their recent win vs Watford has seen the North London side move to the fifth position on the Premier League table with 20 points from 11 games.

Ferdinand stressed that the English midfielder has already proven how important he is to Mikel Arteta’s squad.

On his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said of Arsenal: “There’s a team, there is a united team. There’s a togetherness that I have not seen at Arsenal for a long time.

“Nobody is doing more right now than Emile Smith Rowe. He reminds me, with more end product it seems right now, and I think he’ll go onto levels; his style is a little bit Alex Hleb.

“He plays low, socks similar, the way he moves and manipulates the ball, can keep people off balance all game. He’s got a bit of Hleb about him! He’s got a Robert Pires vibe a little bit.”