Oleksandr Zinchenko wound down his window and began to conduct the crowd. The left back was driving away from the Emirates, where Arsenal had just beaten Crystal Palace to move eight points clear atop the Premier League, when he approached a pub garden rammed with supporters.
Zinchenko beeped his horn, clenched his first, leant out of the window. And roared.
Around the same time, Gabriel Jesus emerged from the dressing room to give his own rallying cry.
‘Now is, in my opinion, the best part of the season,’ Jesus said.