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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal's Player of the Decade named - and it's not Ozil, Ramsey, van Persie or Fabregas

In less than a month we will be entering a new decade.

So it's time to reflect on what has happened at Arsenal Football Club over the past 10 years, particularly who has been the standout player since 2010.

Plenty have graced the Emirates Stadium over the past decade, some of which have cemented their place in the hearts of Gunners supporters.

In a series of pieces,  football.london  have been looking back on Arsenal's decade, and here we list the best 10 players who have graced the Emirates in the past ten years.

But who wins the title for Player of the Decade?

Well, according to CIES Football Observatory it's none other than Laurent Koscielny.

The final month of the Frenchman's tenure in north London did see him damage his standing with Arsenal supporters after effectively going on strike to force a summer transfer to Bordeaux.

But Koscielny did provide nine years of excellent service to the Gunners.

He played his part in some memorable moments including scoring the crucial equaliser in the 2014 FA Cup final, and also netted in the final day clashes at West Brom and Newcastle as Arsenal qualified for the Champions League.

How CIES have come to this conclusion is by measuring the amount of domestic league minutes a footballer has played since in the 2010's.

Koscielny featured in 63.8% of Arsenal's Premier League minutes during this decade which is the most of any player to have represented the club during this period.

Interestingly, Bernd Leno also features in this list.

The German keeper - who pulled off a stunning save in the Gunners' 2-2 draw against Norwich City at the weekend - has the honour of being Bayer Leverkusen's Player of the Decade.

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