Pick your Arsenal player of the season
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We asked our Arsenal fan contributor for their four candidates for player of the season and you can now select your top one.
Declan Rice
Rice's two free-kicks against Real Madrid were at the centre of a memorable night for Arsenal, but his performance in the return leg, and his consistency across the season has been outstanding. When Arsenal fans sing "we got him half price", in reference to his £105m transfer fee, they are absolutely right.
Bukayo Saka
Despite missing three months of the season, Saka still has the highest goal contributions of the whole Arsenal squad, with six goals and 11 assists in Premier League. The reception he received when he returned from injury against Fulham in April shows how much the fans and the team adore him.
Jurrien Timber
Timber missed nearly all of last season having ruptured his ACL on his Premier League debut. This term, although not often in the headlines, he has been brilliantly consistent and reliable for Arsenal, and showed his class in keeping Vinicius Junior quiet over two legs against Real Madrid.
Gabriel Magalhaes
Gabriel's three headed goals, including the winner in the North London derby, were crucial while Arsenal struggled for attacking fluidity. Already a formidable presence in defence, his injury has been a devastating blow for the Gunners, who will be desperate for him to be ready for the start of the next season.
Honorable mentions
At 18, Myles Lewis-Skelly has progressed from making his senior debut in September, to being a consistent starter six months later. Arsenal have a potential superstar on their hands.
Mikel Merino, at the height of Arsenal's injury crisis, was asked to play up front in an unfamiliar position. His double at Leicester will be remembered fondly by Arsenal fans for years.
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