Bukayo Saka only needed seven minutes to show Arsenal what they had disappeared when he marked his return after three months of injury.
The star of England was returned to the action in the 66th minute against Fulham on Tuesday evening, receiving a standing ovation from the faithful of the Emirates stadium.
And he gave them something to encourage the 73rd minute when he arrived at the rear post to head for an empty net after a good job of Gabriel Martinelli.
Remarkably, after having missed so much of the season, it was Saka’s 10th goal of this campaign and that gave the Gunners an advantage of 2-0.
Bukayo Saka celebrates the scoring just seven minutes after his return after three months
It is a simple finish at the rear post for the star of England and the 10th goal of a limited season
Arsenal fans make their heroes feel welcome when he comes back to the action of an injury against Fulham
It was just the news that Mikel Arteta needed with the first stage of their confrontation of the Champions League of the Champions League with Real Madrid a week.
Manager Mikel Arteta suggested that Saka could return to the London derby, saying that the 23 -year -old was “ready to go” before the match.
And he certainly proved it by going on the match sheet to help his teams in a 2-1 victory.
On the other hand, the defender Key Gabriel scared the Gunners when he drowned injured just 16 minutes from the match.
Arteta is now facing an anxious expectation to obtain a prognosis on the Brazilian before next Tuesday when they welcome the European champions in the Emirates.