Aaron Ramsey guided Arsenal to their eighth consecutive win in the Premier League with a hard fought 1-0 win at Turf Moor, a place where rivals Manchester City and Tottenham have dropped points at in recent weeks. It took just 12 minutes for Arsenal to break the deadlock, Francis Coquelin intercepted a pass from Burnley defender Jason Shackell. He then drilled a pass into Alexis Sanchez who's blocked shot was followed by Burnley 'keeper Tom Heaton denying Mesut Ozil, another blocked Sanchez effort found it's way to Ramsey who fired home from 10-yards.
Much has been made of the form of Francis Coquelin, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud but one man that appears to have escaped much praise is Aaron Ramsey, who has returned to form couldn't be better timed. The former Wales captain has got on with his business quietly but effectively this season. Ramsey scored his fifth goal of the season on Saturday, which is a week on from grabbing two assists in the 4-1 demolishing of Liverpool.
Ramsey has been playing in a right side position that appears to be working for the Welsh midfielder, who has five assists, including two and a goal in his last two Premier League games. He has been an unsung hero in the last 10 games and, much like Ozil, the majority of his good work goes unnoticed with him creating 37 chances in 23 games, completing a total of 1044 passes with an accuracy of 85% with 74% of those being forward passes. He is a midfielder that is always looking to get on the front foot.
It was leveled at Wenger earlier this season that Ramsey was ineffective out wide and should be used more central alongside the likes of Coquelin, but the Welshman appears to have settled into that position well. There is no doubt that Ramsey is better centrally but, with Santi Cazorla being possibly Arsenal's player of the season, it would be almost inconceivable for him to be playing alongside Coquelin in there at the moment.
Arsenal go into another important fortnight, with the FA Cup semi-final against Reading being followed by the visit of Chelsea to the Emirates, and the form and fitness of Ramsey could be key to winning silverware this season.