The only smoke this week came from the back of Alexis Sanchez’s jet-heeled boots.
As Arsenal moved within striking distance of a place in the top four with this 3-0 victory over Stoke, Alexis took his breathtaking season to a new level on Sunday.
The build-up to this game was dominated by stories of Wojciech Szczesny’s cheeky cigarette after a defeat to Southampton in Arsenal’s last league outing. The goalkeeper paid the price as he was dropped for David Ospina.
But Ospina had so little to do he might as well have sat back, smoked a cigar and admired Alexis’ brilliance.
The Chilean scored twice and provided the assist for Arsenal’s other goal as they overtook bitter rivals Tottenham in fifth place. Every time he touched the ball, the stadium buzzed with anticipation. He is playing like a man who believes he can do anything with the ball at his feet.
In the stands sat Thierry Henry, possibly the greatest striker in Arsenal’s history.
Off the bench came Mesut Ozil, their most expensive ever signing.
Alexis, though, is the king in north London right now.
He has scored 18 goals and has nine assists to his name from 30 games in all competitions for his new club.
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