Arsenal fans are revelling in an 11-game win streak and certainly saw the benefit of Alex Iwobi against Leicester City on Monday night.
The forward Arsene Wenger handed a debut to always appeared inconsistent and missing direction under the Frenchman, but the leadership of Unai Emery has brought out a new side to the Nigerian.
Often finding pockets of space amongst the Leicester defence, Iwobi proved pivotal in helping his Gunners side overturn Ben Chilwell’s opener after 37 minutes when a deflection from Hector Bellerin wrong footed Bernd Leno in goal.
When Emery felt substitutes were needed in the second half to usurp the Foxes’ momentum, the exit of Henrik Mkhitaryan for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was another indication of how much faith the manager has in the adaptable forward, who shifted over from the left flank to right with ease.
With the 46-year-old Spanish coach favouring a rolling front line with his forwards interchanging, Iwobi’s adaptability is likely one of the many reasons 76% of Arsenal fans hailed the Nigerian in a recent Football FanCast poll as more valuable to his manager than the experienced legs of Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey.