Arnautovic the destiny of swansea promotion

Find out why the Austrian forward was key to Stoke City recording another ninth-placed finish

Marko Arnautovic struck a collection of vital goals for Stoke City in 2015/16

Premierleague.com looks at some of the players who starred in 2015/16 without stealing the limelight.

In his third season at Stoke City, Marko Arnautovic emerged as the Potters' leading attacking outlet on their path to a third consecutive ninth-place finish in the Premier League.

With 11 goals to his name, he was the only Stoke player to reach double figures for goals throughout the 2015/16 campaign. Also providing six assists, the Austria international was directly involved in 17 strikes in total across the course of the season.

Percentage of club goals in the 2015/16 Premier League

Player	Club	Goals	Assists	Team goals	% involved
Deeney	Watford	13	7	40	50
Ighalo	Watford	15	3	40	45
Vardy	Leicester	24	6	68	44.1
Arnautovic	Stoke	11	6	41	41.5
Mahrez	Leicester	17	11	68	41.2

Of the 41 goals Stoke scored in the 2015/16 Premier League season, Arnautovic was directly involved in 41.5% of them. Only the Watford duo of Troy Deeney (50%) and Odion Ighalo (45%) alongside Leicester City's Jamie Vardy (44.12%) were directly involved in a higher percentage of their team's total.

Marko Arnautovic completed 60 successful dribbles in 2015/16

Although he was most ruthless in front of goal, Arnautovic was also extremely impressive in a creative sense. He carved out 50 chances for his team-mates, the joint-most of all Stoke players alongside summer signing Xherdan Shaqiri. 

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He netted an acrobatic winner against Chelsea back in November as well as a quick-fire brace to defeat Manchester City a month later, with further efforts against Manchester United and Everton proving pivotal for the Potters.

As a result the Stoke squad voted Arnautovic for their Player's Player of the Season award.