The replays, the endless replays, that viewers have the luxury of seeing at home or in the pub, allowed us to see clearly what happened when Martin Odegaard took a pass from Alexandre Lacazette in his stride in the 12th minute of Arsenal’s match with Manchester City and took the ball towards the goal-line.
The Norwegian’s touch was, unusually for him, a little heavy. It took him wider than he wanted to be and so, as Ederson, the City goalkeeper, rushed out to meet him, Odegaard decided not to shoot with his right foot and instead moved to cup his left foot around the ball to turn away from goal.