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Arsenal’s nervous win over Rapid Wien may not have been the most entertaining of adventures, but Thomas Partey’s performance in his full debut with the Gunners made a lot of people lyrical.
BT Sport expert Owen Hargreaves described Ghanian’s impressive performance as one of the best I’ve ever seen, while his departure even dragged Piers Morgan far from promoting his new book.
Winning five tackles (no player in the game won more) and with a pass completion rate of 90.2%, the 45 million pound man is certainly in good company when it comes to making an instant impact.
In fact, some of the biggest names in the club’s recent history have followed suit, and while it would be too reckless to suggest that Partey will accomplish what some of these men did, the signs are certainly promising.
With that in mind, GiveMeSport will rank some of Arsenal’s best debuts of all time.
8) Alexis Sanchez
Although Alexis Sánchez ultimately failed to make the roster when he made his Premier League bow for Arsenal against Crystal Palace in 2014, he ensured that the Gunners took all three points.
Before seemingly endless summers at Copa America and a hugely unfortunate move to Manchester United, the Chilean was a Duracell bunny attacking and his center allowed Laurent Koscielny to restore parity before they went ahead for victory.
7) Mesut Ozil
300 days since he last played for the club, Mesut Ozil’s career in North London seems almost over after being left out of his 25-man Premier League squad.
A situation with more baggage than is possible to mention within the confines of a small subsection, things really started reasonably well for the German after his arrival in 2013 from Real Madrid.
After just 11 minutes at Sunderland, he recorded his first assist for the club when he set up Oliver Giroud in what turned out to be a 3-1 victory.
6) Cesc Fabregas
A host of players made their Arsenal debuts when Rotherham visited Highbury in 2003 for the League Cup third round draw, but Cesc Fabregas was the standout.
Breaking the record of the club’s youngest player at 16 years and 177 days, the Spaniard looked serene in the middle of the park against physical opposition and somehow proved that this La Masia graduate could pull it off in England.
5) Alexandre Lacazette
There is always something special about a Friday night game to kick off the Premier League season and Leicester City’s visit to the Emirates was a wonderful start.
With only 54 seconds to go after his first shot in the famous red uniform, Alexandre Lacazette left the mark after his big move from Lyon over the summer.
4) Gilberto Silva
Fresh from winning the World Cup with Brazil, Gilberto Silva was able to mark his Arsenal debut with some silverware.
While the midfielder has since said that he had no idea why his teammates were celebrating so much after what he thought was just a regular preseason win, it was his goal against Liverpool in the Community Shield that sparked so much. joy.
3) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Arsene Wenger’s parting gift to Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, was able to give spectators a hint of what would come with a goal against Everton on his maiden trip with the club.
One of Europe’s deadliest forwards, the £ 55m transfer in January from Borussia Dortmund clung to an Ozil pass (those were the days) to dispatch with ease.
2) Patrick Vieria
Patrick Vieira’s debut for Arsenal, replaced by an injured Ray Parlor at Sheffield Wednesday, left Dennis Bergkamp in disbelief.
Even the cool, cool and collected Dutchman said he was rubbing his eyes and questioned what he had just seen, as the astonishing ability of his new French teammate was shown for the first time on these shores.
With one goal away from his inning, the Gunners ended up winning 4-1 and Vieria was able to help the man we’re going to mention. In fact, the club’s midfield would never be the same again.
1) Ian Wright
Another fearsome Arsenal striker and a man who only tests Thierry Henry when it comes to goals is Ian Wright.
A club legend, Wright came to life on the big stage with ease following his record club transfer from Crystal Palace in 1991 by scoring a hat-trick against Southampton in their first league game.
The rest, as they say, is history.
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