#2 Shinji Kagawa
Though Tottenham Hotspur's winger Son Heung-min is undoubtedly the best Asian player in the Premier League at the moment, not much long ago, former Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa was touted to be the same.
But, his spell with the 13-time PL champions came to an end in just two years and 38 appearances, as the player failed to adapt to the English game. But he did leave England with a match-ball at least.
He only scored six goals in his stint at Old Trafford and half of those came in a single match. His only hat-trick for the club came On 2 March 2013, against Norwich City.
In his brief PL experience he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, also earning the title of being the first Japanese ever to win the league title in 2013, when United last became the champions of England in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season in the dugout.
He returned to his old club Borrusia Dortmund in a transfer deal worth less than half of what United had paid to secure his services in the first place in 2014.
He is now out on loan for the remainder of the current season, plying his trade with Turkish side Besiktas.