After the disappointment of missing out on the top four last season when seemingly in their hands, few would have predicted that Arsenal would be threatening to end the calendar year as table toppers and the Premier League's form team.
Fortunately for Gunners fans a May disappointment did not deter what once was considered a penny wise ownership from backing Mikel Arteta and Edu in the summer transfer market with a considerable outlay. New signings have propelled the north Londoners to an unlikely title chase.
However, there's one player that has been at the heart and soul of everything driving Arsenal's progression for the past few years, despite his tender age. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal's star boy and shining light, has been nominated by Reach journalists to take home the overall Fans' Footballer of the Year award for 2022.
