Arsenal vs Tottenham: Alexandre Lacazette gets fans excited with starting place in North London derby… but is then slated for blasting early chance over
ARSENAL fans were ecstatic as Alexandre Lacazette was named in the starting line-up to face T0ttenham.
But they were soon spitting feathers after the striker blasted over from close range.
Lacazette was dropped to the bench for the Gunners' last Prem outing against Manchester City.
Fans were bemused with the decision to leave out their club-record £52million signing.
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But Wenger saw sense and Lacazette has started alongside Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil for only the second time this season.
And Lacazette was soon through on goal after charging down Eric Dier's clearance — but Twitter was not impressed as the former Lyon man blasted high over the bar.
Here are the Arsenal faithful being overjoyed at Lacazette starting.
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But the mood soon changed after the missed opportunity and a bad touch in the box.