Better than Haaland: Arsenal now have the best player in the Premier League

Since joining the publication in 2019, he has progressed from writer to Assistant Editor and Senior Editor, a position he has held since 2021. A Sports Journalism graduate, Matt previously served as Arsenal and Premier League Editor at VAVEL and gained club-media experience with Chesterfield FC.

His journalism has appeared through the Press Association, with his work featured by Sky Sports and the Daily Mail. Throughout his career, Matt has interviewed prominent football figures including Arsène Wenger, Ray Parlour, Alan Smith, Lucy Bronze and Steph Houghton, while also appearing on Arsenal Fan TV and Love Sport Radio.

Today, Matt leads Football FanCast's features team, overseeing opinion coverage, editorial standards and content strategy while continuing to provide detailed football analysis. Arsenal won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final last season but there is a belief that they lack genuine star power.

The debate rages on with regard to Bukayo Saka. Is he an elite world-class player?

We'll let you make up your minds on that one. However, there is an element of truth to that first statement.

In fact, the English top flight as a whole lacks some of the world's finest talent right now. Last week's Ballon d'Or rankings said it all.

There was only one Premier League player, Erling Haaland, among the top ten. It contained three players from LaLiga, two from the Bundesliga, three from Ligue 1 and one from MLS.

Despite those rankings, however, that man Haaland is swiftly being overtaken as the finest player in England. Why Erling Haaland is no longer the best player in the Premier League Since Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane left the country, Haaland has taken up the baton as the division's top marksman.

He has won three of the last four Golden Boot awards and fired home 38 goals in 52 matches in all competitions last term. In the Premier League, the great Norwegian scored 27 times in 35 fixtures.