Aaron Ramsey back in an Arsenal shirt was a welcome sight for everyone associated with the Club. 

A goal against Manchester United in front of a packed Emirates Stadium, and the celebration that followed, seemingly let out 15 months of frustration and showed us all exactly what we had been missing while he recovered from a double leg fracture.

Aaron ended a nine-month wait to pull on the red and white jersey when he made his comeback for the Reserves in November and got 45 minutes under his belt.

Successful loan spells with Nottingham Forest and Cardiff aided his search for match sharpness before he returned to the Arsenal first team as a substitute against Man United in the FA Cup.

Twenty minutes at Old Trafford was followed by 56 minutes from the start against West Brom and Aaron went on to be a virtual ever-present in the ‘Cesc’ role in his captain’s absence through injury in the final weeks of the season.

The winner against Man United and a return to Britannia Stadium closed the book on his injury troubles and another boost came in the Spring when Aaron was named captain of Wales.

With a full pre-season under his belt, expect to see Aaron become a integral part of Arsène Wenger’s side next season.

SOUNDBITE

"I think I'm nearly back to where I was. The thought of the injury doesn't go through my mind at all in any game. The loan spell at Cardiff did me the world of good. Getting out there, playing and getting back into the swing of things helped me massively. Hopefully now I can just kick on at Arsenal."

AARON RAMSEY 2010/11 SEASON STATSCompetition Appearances Goals

League 7 1

FA Cup 1 0

Carling Cup 0 0

Champions League 0 0

Reserve League South 1 0

Championship (while on loan at Nott'm Forest and Cardiff)

12 2

Totals 21 3

FINEST MOMENT

Aaron scored the winner against Manchester United at Emirates Stadium in May to keep Arsenal’s slim Premier League title hopes alive. Robin van Persie’s well-timed cut-back allowed him to stroke home a shot into the far corner and give Arsenal a 1-0 victory. It was Aaron’s first goal since his equaliser at West Ham in an FA Cup Third-Round tie on January 3, 2010.

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