Arsenal's Petite Prince: Has Samir Nasri Become World Football's Best Midfielder?

As Arsenal secured their eighth win of the season as well as successive away victories after a 2-1 win over a doughty Everton outfit, Samir Nasri continued his hugely impressive run of form to reinforce his reputation as Arsenal's best player in 2010/2011 so far.

The Frenchman was rampant against a quality Everton defence. Numerous runs, skills, passes and shots torment David Moyes's men, and the playmaker can be considered hugely unfortunate to not have engraved his name onto the score sheet with a number of fine efforts.

Nasri's form this season has come as no surprise to the footballing world or Arsenal. Since as a teenager, the former Marseille dynamo has been touted as the next "Zinedine Zidane." The 23-year-old enjoyed a stellar career in the French Lique one with Marseille which prompted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to pursue Nasri signature.

Whilst with Marseille the classy Frenchman made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2005, amassing over 150 appearances and 11 goals for the French giants. Nasri also won the highly prestigious Ligue One Player Of the Year in 2007.

As expected the French starlet took to the English game with ease, handling the physicality admirably too. Nasri impressed in his first two seasons, showing great speed, skill and creativity. Blessed with similar traits to Zidane, Wenger was able to utilize Nasri anywhere in the midfield including as a deep lying playmaker.

However "Le Petit Prince" seasons were somewhat plagued by injury or inconsistency, with a brilliant performance one week and a relatively anonymous one the next. However this season, Samir Nasri boasts a developed maturity that has emerged through experience.

Nasri is more composed and calm on the ball, shouldering more responsibility of Arsenal's attack alongside making up for captain Cesc Fabregas's somewhat lacklustre performance. Yes, this season Samir Nasri has emerged from his cocoon of inexperience, inconsistency and injuries to become a devastating butterfly.

But just how good is this butterfly?

Most butterflies live only for a few days whilst others are capable of sustaining up to a year of life. Is the "Petit Prince" going to fade back into inconsistency?

Wenger regards the 23-year-old as one of the world's best attacking midfielders and Nasri recent performances suggest that statement is in fact true. So has Samir Nasri become the world's best attacking midfielder?