What a moment for the youngster.
Arsene Wenger raised a few eyebrows when he decided to pick 19-year-old Alex Iwobi to partner Danny Welbeck ahead of both Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott against Everton.
But it proved to be an inspired decision as the Nigerian teenager linked up brilliantly with Welbeck and marked his first start with a neatly taken goal.
But football fans being football fans, it could never be a case of simply enjoying the moment or praising the player in isolation. And so the comparisons began, with a certain Man United star being the focus…
https://twitter.com/MikelelelArteta/status/711182441759809536
https://twitter.com/TheBrand1886/status/711184570897588225
Martial wants to be Iwobi when he grows up
— OMONBENZ (@meneliq_2) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/dxhty/status/711187484831514628
Iwobi is more of a pure finisher than Martial
— Little Magician🔥⚽🔥 (@LoneWolf_1972) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/REAL_Jahir/status/711182765132111872
But honestly if you have Iwobi you wouldn't wanna spend one pound on Anthony Martial,
— Navha RSA (@nyambenis) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/bumeah/status/711184415792173057