Emile Smith Rowe was a only split second away from scoring one of the best goals we have ever witnessed at Emirates Stadium. Collecting the ball just inside his own half, the Under-17 World Cup winner accelerated away from one player and tricked past two more before he was brought down by the fourth Blackpool defender as he broke into the box. Smith Rowe would slot home the resulting penalty, our fourth in a comprehensive 5-0 win over the Tangerines, but would have much rather had finished off his mazy run. “I was gutted that I got brought down,” he told Arsenal.com. “I just wanted to score. I’m so happy for the team though that we could get through. I just got the ball, saw space...
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