Arsenal’s new signings took to social media to express their delight at their first match at the Emirates Stadium, after the Gunners won 5-1 against Everton.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal for his new club in the opening 45 minutes of the match.
He agreed with the Arsenal Twitter account that the Emirates Stadium is already starting to feel like home:
https://twitter.com/Aubameyang7/status/959937837859733504
Henrikh Mkhitaryan talked about his “special” home debut, and delight at providing a hat-trick of assists.
Arsenal fans voted the Armenian man-of-the-match for his performance.
https://twitter.com/HenrikhMkh/status/959894329035755520
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/960061362432028672
Mesut Özil was also playing his first match since signing a new contract with the Gunners.
Although he didn’t contribute on the scoresheet this time, he was integral to Arsenal’s play as usual. His first-half pass to Aubameyang could’ve resulted in a goal on another day.
Özil tweeted that he’s feeling very positive about the future after that match:
https://twitter.com/MesutOzil1088/status/959873136064909312
Of course, it wasn’t just the new signings who were happy to get the win.
Hector Bellerin posted that he enjoyed the team performance in the thrashing:
https://twitter.com/HectorBellerin/status/959878350218186754
Alex Iwobi also seemed pleased, particularly after some fans questioned Arsene Wenger selecting him.
The Nigerian international proved he can still fit in the new team with a solid performance.
https://twitter.com/alexiwobi/status/959905759441162240
Meanwhile, here’s how the rest of the squad responded after the whistle:
https://twitter.com/6_LKOSCIELNY/status/960084389119057920
https://twitter.com/aaronramsey/status/959899724190011394
https://twitter.com/seadk6/status/959896878350569475
https://twitter.com/MustafiOfficial/status/959891459435581443
Great to see the Emirates buzzing, well done boys! #WeAreTheArsenal #COYG pic.twitter.com/o6MbALWsqT
— Per Mertesacker (@mertesacker) February 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/MesutOzil1088/status/959883365473284096
Let’s hope for more of the same next weekend!