He gave thanks to the heavens, as always, when delivering the finish which was a product of some quite exquisite Arsenal inter-play, but Eberechi Eze had more than a first goal in an Arsenal jersey to appreciate. It was the pocket of space he had been allocated: the No 10 role which is his natural position and to which he staked a serious claim last night.
He was certainly not locked to that place. In a hugely consummate Arsenal first half, the man who wore 10 was everywhere. Leaping for aerial challenges, constantly assessing the space around him for the chance to take a player on, very occasionally drifting out the left flank, quite often morphing into to the central point of the attack.