Arsenal’s worst Premier League XI of all time: Sterling completes shocking midfield

Unfortunately for Arsenal, for every world-class star they have had in the Premier League era, they have also had an unforgettable flop.

Here, FootballWhispers selects Arsenal’s worst all-time Premier League XI.

Arsenal’s worst all-time Premier League XI

Worst XI — Premier League Era

Arsenal

4-4-2

Sanogo

LS

Jeffers

RS

Sterling

LM

Kallstrom

LCM

Suarez

RCM

Willian

RM

Santos

LB

Stepanovs

LCB

Squillaci

RCB

Jenkinson

RB

Wright

GK

Arsenal's worst Premier League-era XI, as picked by Football Whispers: Wright — Jenkinson, Squillaci, Stepanovs, Santos — Willian, Suarez, Kallstrom, Sterling — Jeffers, Sanogo.

GK

Richard Wright

RB

Carl Jenkinson

RCB

Sebastien Squillaci

LCB

Igor Stepanovs

LB

Andre Santos

RM

Willian

RCM

Denis Suarez

LCM

Kim Kallstrom

LM

Raheem Sterling

RS

Francis Jeffers

LS

Yaya Sanogo

GK: Richard Wright

Richard Wright was originally signed with promise, but also a relatively hefty price tag to play second fiddle to David Seaman.

However, when Seaman got injured, Wright failed to take his chance, practically throwing the ball into his own net and eventually being demoted to third-choice goalkeeper behind Stuart Taylor.

RB: Carl Jenkinson

Memories of Carl Jenkinson in an Arsenal shirt are often bad ones, from scoring a bizarre own goal in pre-season to getting sent off in Arsenal's 8-2 humiliation at Manchester United.

Unfortunately for him, he was clearly out of his depth at the club.

RCB: Sebastien Squillaci

There have been some truly terrible centre-backs at Arsenal down the years, including £35m flop Shkodran Mustafi, but Sebastien Squillaci is our first pick.

He never seemed to have a good game for the Gunners, and was always prone to the most basic of errors.

LCB: Igor Stepanovs

Widely regarded as one of Arsenal's worst-ever players, Ray Parlour famously thought Igor Stepanovs was signed as a joke.

He had some terrible matches in an Arsenal shirt, perhaps most notably the 6-1 thrashing at Old Trafford.

LB: Andre Santos

A panic buy towards the end of a transfer window, Andre Santos simply could not defend.

Supposed to be a marauding left-back, he often looked unfit on the pitch too, and the pace of the Premier League seemingly got to him.

RM: Willian

For a free signing to make this XI, the player must have been absolutely awful.

Unfortunately that was the case with Willian, who never reached the levels he did at Chelsea, and took several months to score his first Premier League goal for Arsenal.

RCM: Denis Suarez

Denis Suarez was signed on loan to provide cover in midfield, but he hardly got a kick.

It was clear from the off that Arsenal just did not fancy him, and so there was no chance they would make his deal permanent.

LCM: Kim Kallstrom

Arsenal famously signed Kim Kallstrom when he had a broken back, so he could not play immediately.

It was a waste of a signing in truth, as the midfielder hardly lit up the Emirates.

LM: Raheem Sterling

The player to most recently play for Arsenal in this XI is Raheem Sterling.

Signed on loan from Chelsea in a panic, he was nowhere near the same player he used to be, and really struggled to do the basics on the pitch, let alone score goals or make assists.

RS: Francis Jeffers

A player that is also in our top five of Arsenal’s worst Premier League signings of all time is Francis Jeffers.

Signed for £10m in 2001, he never came close to justifying his price tag, and scored only eight goals in 39 appearances.

LS: Yaya Sanogo

Putting his famous four-goal haul in the Emirates Cup aside, Yaya Sanogo was nowhere near the quality striker Arsenal needed.

The Gunners have had some frustrating forwards over the years in the likes of Park Chu-young, but Sanogo takes our final spot.