Arsene Wenger has praised Aaron Ramsey regarding the midfielder’s run of good form in the Premier League.

Not only did Rambo win a penalty against Burnley on Sunday, which earned Arsenal three points, he also provided two assists and made three key passes during the Gunners’ 5-0 thrilled versus Huddersfield on Wednesday evening.

“He is an excellent player and very important for us,” Wenger said. “Let’s hope he can continue that run because he is a guy who drives the team forward in a relentless way. 

“He can go from the first to the last minute and has the engine to do both sides of the game and that is what we want. 

“He can defend well and attack well, he can go in the box and that is why he got the penalty on Sunday because he was in the situation where he could provoke that.”

Even though the boss’ comments came before the mid-week victory, they now seem even more relevant. When the 26-year-old is in form, he’s one of Arsenal’s most important players and that’s certainly the case at the moment.

Despite his injury problems in the past, the Welshman is probably one of the fittest players on the pitch during most matches and never stops running, which is useful when the opposition lose their legs late on.

Rambo now has seven assists and three goals in 13 Premier League games this season. Two of these goals and five of the assists have come during the last five matches and it’s no coincidence that when he’s playing well, so do the rest of the team.

Together with Mesut Ozil, Rambo is a huge driving force behind this current Arsenal starting XI.

On Saturday, the midfielder is set to start against Manchester United, who he’s not scored against since the Gunners’ 1-0 win at the Emirates in May 2011. Let’s hope he can change that this weekend.