Robin Van Persie Video: Watch Arsenal Striker Score off Amazing Volley

Arsenal are officially back, thanks in large part to the continued brilliance of Robin Van Persie.

As fearless as RVP has played for the Gunners in the English Premier League all season, no single moment of his can top the game-winner he put through against Everton on Saturday.

Alex Song did most of the work, sending an incredible volley from just inside midfield to Van Persie's left foot inside the box, which the Dutch talisman sent past a flatfooted and helpless Tim Howard.

The goal was RVP's 15th of the 2011-12 EPL season, further solidifying his stronghold atop the scoring list ahead of Manchester City strikers Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko.

More importantly, the finish extended Arsenal's league unbeaten streak to eight matches and, in turn, vaulted Arsene Wenger's side into the top four of the EPL table for the first time during the current campaign.

A remarkable turnaround, to say the least, given how poor of form the Gunners were back in August and September. The departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to Barcelona and Man City, respectively, coupled with injuries to Jack Wilshere and Thomas Vermaelen, among others, decimated Arsenal's squad, with embarrassing losses to Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers casting doom and gloom about the Emirates Stadium.

But with the stunning rise of RVP and the improvement of the roster around him at the close of the summer transfer window, the Gunners have since returned to relevance on the pitch in the EPL. Van Persie's spectacular strike served as just the latest reminder of that heading into a massive tilt against league-leading City next Sunday.

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