A scintillating start for the Gunners and their new French star.
Alexandre Lacazette kicked off his tenure in the EPL with a bang, sending the ball into the back of the net after only a couple of minutes. The French forward made quite an impact in his first game for Arsenal, and added his name to a rather exclusive list of Arsenal footballers to score in their debut match with the team. Names such as Freddie Ljungberg and Samir Nasri are included in that list, but you'll never guess who the last player to score on his debut was.
.@LacazetteAlex is first @Arsenal player to score on PL debut for club since Thomas Vermaelen in Aug 2009 pic.twitter.com/K79cSlvSuN
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 11, 2017
7 - Alexandre Lacazette is just the 7th @Arsenal player to score on his Premier League debut for the club. Rapid. pic.twitter.com/bBtvo51yDG
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 11, 2017
The player also managed to equalize a record in his first game in the English top flight.
Alexandre Lacazette's goal is the joint quickest opening goal to a Premier League season.#ARSLEI #bbcfootball pic.twitter.com/BUZJV8Nh4N
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) August 11, 2017
Here are a couple more interesting facts about the player's EPL debut.
2 - Alexandre Lacazette scored with his second touch in the @premierleague, with his first touch coming from kick-off. Impact. #ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/f7qhkYvbul
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 11, 2017