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Revealed: Each Premier League team's most influential player

With 12 goals and five assists this season, Sanchez is leading both categories for the Gunners – and is by far their most influential player. He is also the hardest working member of their team, and without the Chilean there is a good chance the North Londoners would be outside the top four.

Bournemouth u2013 Harry Arter
Bournemouth – Harry Arter
Burnley u2013 Tom Heaton
Burnley – Tom Heaton
Chelsea u2013 Diego Costa
Chelsea – Diego Costa
Crystal Palace u2013 Wilfried Zaha
Crystal Palace – Wilfried Zaha
Everton u2013 Romelu Lukaku
Everton – Romelu Lukaku
Hull City u2013 Robert Snodgrass
Hull City – Robert Snodgrass
Leicester City u2013 Kasper Schmeichel
Leicester City – Kasper Schmeichel
Liverpool u2013 Philippe Coutinho
Liverpool – Philippe Coutinho
Manchester City u2013 Fernandinho
Manchester City – Fernandinho
Manchester United u2013 David De Gea
Manchester United – David De Gea
Middlesbrough u2013 Ben Gibson
Middlesbrough – Ben Gibson
Southampton u2013 Charlie Austin
Southampton – Charlie Austin
Stoke City u2013 Xherdan Shaqiri
Stoke City – Xherdan Shaqiri
Sunderland u2013 Jermain Defoe
Sunderland – Jermain Defoe
Swansea City - Gylfi Sigurdsson
Swansea City - Gylfi Sigurdsson
Tottenham Hotspur - Hugo Lloris
Tottenham Hotspur - Hugo Lloris
Watford u2013 Valon Behrami
Watford – Valon Behrami
West Bromwich Albion u2013 Gareth McAuley
West Bromwich Albion – Gareth McAuley
West Ham United u2013 Dimitri Payet
West Ham United – Dimitri Payet

Football is a team game, but every side has that one player who is central to their plans.