The Importance of being Arteta

Up to May 1st, The Arsenal have played 36 Premier League games.
Of those 36 games, Mikel Arteta has played 28 of them (I’m excluding eight minutes v Wigan).
In the eight matches that Mikel didn’t/couldn’t play, The Arsenal have:
• Amassed a grand total of three points
• Scored six goals
• Conceded 18 goals
With most of the spotlight being put on Robin van Persie’s performances and his effect on the team (and rightly so), I pull out my flashlight and give you ‘The Importance of Being Arteta’.
As Oscar Wilde once said, ‘I don’t play accurately – any one can play accurately – but I play with wonder...