'Already in love', 'best striker ever' – Gunners fans lose their minds as Lacazette scores on his debut

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13 Jul 2017, 7:48 am

By Harry Sykes

Alexandre Lacazette scored 15 minutes into his debut for Arsenal and Gooners have taken to Twitter to rave about their record new signing.

Lacazette joined from Lyon for £45million and he wasted no time getting on the scoresheet after he came on as a substitute in the friendly game against Sydney FC.

The score was 1-0 to Arsenal after a Per Mertersacker goal and Danny Welbeck had a penalty saved.

Lacazette then slotted home with a very composed finish from an Alex Iwobi pass to double the Gunners lead in a goal that fans will hope to see repeated many times at the Emirates this season.

It only took 15 minutes - @LacazetteAlex has his first goal for @Arsenal 😅

Watch the last few minutes 👉 https://t.co/W8t9lelbgp pic.twitter.com/Qy0iuaybe2
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 13, 2017

Decent game. Massively impressed by every Arsenal youngsters today. Lacazette debut & score. Walcott.. nvm. The rest is okay 🤙
— 𝗔𝘄𝗶𝗺 (@AwimAfandi) July 13, 2017

Yeah it's true it was just a friendly & lacazette scored but it's important for to boost his morale for the season. Many more to come!
— Ameerul (@fabme4) July 13, 2017

nicely done lacazette👌 https://t.co/ougHyimsBT
— Fa6 kb (@Fa6kb) July 13, 2017

It's only the first but I'm already in love for his smile. ⚽ #Lacazette #ArsenalinSydney 🇦🇺
pic.twitter.com/fQRj0j6Ks9
— Massimiliano Iollo (@Maxi_Gooner) July 13, 2017

Lacazette when he scores on his debut in a friendly in Australia: pic.twitter.com/8mkHiOO5ml
— Moazzam Ayub (@moazzamcoyg) July 13, 2017

Lacazette 👌🏽😍
— game changer (@A1_Shedz) July 13, 2017

Lacazette mostly played on the left wing. If this is a sign of things to come then I'm not on board. As soon as he was in the middle - Goal
— Arran Higgs (@AHiggles) July 13, 2017

Man like Lacazette scoring on his debut! Gonna do bits for us this season 👊🏻
— JM (@JMiles95) July 13, 2017

While Lacazette drew plaudits from all the Arsenal fans – with some going a bit over the top and proclaiming his goal as the best this year and the striker as the best of all time – Theo Walcott came in for criticism for a poor performance.

However, one Arsenal fan noted that Lacazette spent most of his time out on the left wing, only to score as soon as he moved into the middle.

Either way though, it's a great start for Lacazette and the goal will be a morale builder ahead of a bruising campaign in the Premier League.

In other Arsenal news, the club has dropped a huge hint about this attacker exit after new squad numbers were released.

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