Boyhood Arsenal fan Ollie Watkins may have channelled his inner-Thierry Henry with a wonder strike against West Ham. The Aston Villa and England striker helped secure the three points with the thir…
and England striker helped secure the three points with the third goal in a 4-1 home win, and it was one of his best yet.Collecting the ball on the left hand side, he took it into the area and tricked everyone by hitting it with his weaker left foot, flashing it past Alphonse Areola just inside the near post.
That may not come as a surprise, with the Torquay-born striker previously revealing the Gunners legend was his childhood hero. The goal was Watkins’ fifth of the season in the league, and ninth all in all for club and country this season, scoring for England against Australia during the international break.
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