Elneny is showing some hidden potential for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny boasts the best pass success rate in the whole Premier League so far this season, stats show.

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The Gunners looked in real trouble with news of Santi Cazorla’s injury earlier this month, with the Spanish playmaker looking set to miss two or three months of the season with an Achilles problem.

Elneny has impressed despite being in and out of the team (Picture: Getty)

Still, his absence hasn’t been felt too much so far, with Arsenal looking strong in terms of depth and options in midfield, with Francis Coquelin and Granit Xhaka the main pairing used by Arsene Wenger so far.

However, it may be that in Elneny Arsenal also have a player capable of keeping things ticking along in the middle of the park with his impressive 92.7% pass success in his nine league appearances so far, according to WhoScored.com.




Premier League pass success rate (%) Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) 92.70 Ilkay Gundogan (Man City) 91.50 Mousa Dembele (Tottenham) 91.50 Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) 91.30 Share

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Although he hasn’t started as many times as some of his nearest rivals, Elneny has shown a good range of passing since moving to the Emirates Stadium, and perhaps deserves more opportunities with his impressive composure on the ball.

Cazorla himself is ranked fourth in the league with 91.3% pass success, but it seems increasingly clear that there are players ready to step into his boots while he’s out.

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