Per Mertesacker believes Arsenal are benefiting from Aaron Ramsey’s return to peak condition.
The Wales international struggled to find consistency last season during a campaign which was hampered by a number of niggling injuries.
Ramsey scored the winner in the FA Cup final against Chelsea and, in a more attacking midfield role, has kicked on from there and produced some of his best performances since his breakthrough 2013/14 season.
The 26-year-old has had a hand in eight Premier League goals this season and registered two more assists in the midweek win over Huddersfield and Mertesacker believes Ramsey is hitting his best form ahead of Saturday’s showdown against Manchester United.
‘Aaron Ramsey made two of our goals against Huddersfield,’ says Mertesacker in Saturday’s matchday programme. ‘He’s fully fit and he makes a huge physical contribution to our play, which everyone knows he’s capable of.
‘When Aaron’s fit, he’s magnificent. He’s been efficient lately and is really coming back to his best.
‘Aaron’s contributions in the final third were impressive but in the final half hour, I thought that was replicated by the whole team.
‘That’s what we’re capable of, and that’s what we want to see more of.
‘We know that we can improve but we’re taking lessons from every single game, both offensively and defensively.
‘At the moment we look desperate to keep a clean sheet in every game, and that’s what you want to see.’
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