Arsenal’s new frontman, Alexis Sanchez, has justified the manager’s faith in him by scoring an impressive freekick against Everton in their Tuesday night Premier League match.
The Chilean’s shot deflected off Ashley Williams’s legs before skidding past the home goalkeeper’s legs for the Gunners’s first goal of the game.
With this strike, Sanchez has had a hand in 27 goals in 27 games for Arsene Wenger’s side this season as contract talks between the striker’s team and the club remains uncertain.
Football fans and the club’s loyalists have also taken to the social media to express their joy at their star man’s performance already even as the game is still too early to call.
As at the time of filing this report, 37′, Arsenal were still leading by a lone goal while playing away to the Toffees.
Some fans’ comment are as captured below:
Alexis Sanchez scores from a free-kick. 1-0
[@Ahmed91Gooner] #afc #EFCvAFCpic.twitter.com/UH5ALXBFPI
— Arsenal Latest (@ArsenalsNews) December 13, 2016
Video: Alexis Sanchez puts Arsenal ahead with a free-kick via an Ashley Williams deflection. 0-1. [@Ahmed91Gooner] pic.twitter.com/vICWDVwMD7
— afcvideo (@afcvideo) December 13, 2016
ALEXIS SANCHEZ HAS NOW SCORED AGAINST EVERY ONE OF THE 18 PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS THAT HE HAS PLAYED AGAINST! #WorldClass pic.twitter.com/h41K3MayUQ
— UberArsenal™ (@UberAFC) December 13, 2016
5 – No player has scored the opening goal on more occasions in the Premier League this season than Alexis Sanchez (5). Spark.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 13, 2016
41 in 81 for Alexis. What a signing.
— Arsène’s Son (@hughwizzy) December 13, 2016
27 – Alexis Sanchez has scored or assisted 27 goals in his last 27 Premier League games for Arsenal (19 goals, 8 assists). Form.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 13, 2016
GOAL Everton 0-1 Arsenal (20 mins). Alexis Sanchez’s free-kick takes a deflection which catches out Maarten Stekelenburg #EVEARS
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 13, 2016
Alexis Sanchez can hit a free-kick so perfectly that it could find Dele Alli’s dad.
— Mohamed ELNneny (@ElNnenyM) December 13, 2016
Just give Alexis and Ozil that new contract
— Michael… (@michaeldaley97) December 13, 2016
Why is Alexis Sanchez so good?
— YN (@KDBTouch) December 13, 2016
Been praising Alexis Sanchez for YEARS https://t.co/SIBX231nfs
— Wenger (@_LeKido_) December 13, 2016
can someone photoshop a Mario moustache and hat on this photo of Alexis? Thanks xoxo pic.twitter.com/FatxGpBzU4
— Alex (@Iwobism) December 13, 2016
Arsenal better be prepared to offer Alexis Sanchez what he wants because one slip up and he could be gone.
— Ri (@RiFingal) December 13, 2016