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Arsenal new-boy Oleksandr Zinchenko is the second-most successful player in Premier League EVER behind Chelsea icon

ARSENAL signing Oleksandr Zinchenko is one of the most successful Premier League players EVER.

The £30million star spent five years at Manchester City where he made 76 Prem appearances.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has won 81.6 per cent of his Premier League games
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Oleksandr Zinchenko has won 81.6 per cent of his Premier League gamesCredit: Getty
Arjen Robben is the only player who has won a greater percentage of Prem matches than Zinchenko
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Arjen Robben is the only player who has won a greater percentage of Prem matches than ZinchenkoCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Many of the players in the top ten list have played for Manchester City
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Many of the players in the top ten list have played for Manchester City

Remarkably, Zinchenko won 62 of those matches as he pocketed four league-winners' medals.

That means he has won 81.6 per cent of the Premier League games he has played in.

And, according to , that has him SECOND all-time, behind only former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben who boasts a record of 82.1 per cent.

The top ten list, of players who have played at least 50 Prem games, consists of several of Zinchenko's now former City team-mates.

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Zinchenko's previous defensive team-mate at the Etihad Aymeric Laporte rounds off the top three with a win rate of 81.5 per cent.

He is followed on the list by England star Phil Foden and Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita.

The next five players on the list all played for City under Pep Guardiola at or still do, such as Gabriel Jesus, who also signed for the Gunners this summer.

Jesus is set to reunite with Zinchenko at the Emirates and will hope the 25-year-old can help him improve his win percentage of 76.1.

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The Brazilian has won 121 out of 159 games, the third highest total on the list.

Only Bernardo Silva, ranked sixth with 128 wins from 166 games, and Ederson, who boasts the highest amount of wins on 139, better Jesus.

Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane make up the rest of the top ten but could move above Zinchenko soon if he does not get off to a winning start in north London.

But Arteta is confident Zinchecko will add quality to his squad and is confident his versatility will prove very useful in the upcoming campaign.

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