Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain proved why he left Arsenal for Liverpool last night.
Liverpool spending almost £40 million on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain last summer was a huge leap of faith from manager Jurgen Klopp.
Last night the midfielder justified it, scoring an impressive goal in Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was signed last summer after a horrendous performance as Liverpool hammered Arsenal, and in his early performances for Liverpool he looked like a broken player, lacking confidence.
Klopp kept the faith, rating him highly after being impressed with him for the Gunners while Borussia Dortmund boss a few years back.
Oxlade-Chamberlain’s confidence has been restored at Anfield and he looks like the player Liverpool hoped they were buying.
Arsenal fans are no longer gloating about receiving a sizeable fee for the England international, and instead have been lamenting his recent success, while they feed off Europa League scraps.
24-year-old Oxlade-Chamberlain has remarkably stayed injury free at Liverpool, and he is stepping up.
He has more Premier League goals for the Reds this season than he did in any campaign for Arsenal, and last night’s goal in the Champions League was further evidence of his steady progress.
Here is a look at how Arsenal fans reacted to his performance…
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