Emile Smith Rowe’s excellent weekend has continued with the Man of the Match award from Fulham versus Leicester City.
The ball carrying abilities that made him such a popular figure at Arsenal were on display in abundance at Craven Cottage, notably for the opening goal where he simply glided beyond James Justin before dinking a perfect strike inside the far post.
His link-up play and understanding with Antonee Robinson and Alex Iwobi down the left generated numerous promising moments, and bodes excitingly for what is still to come this season.
“We dominated for large parts of the game and we’re happy with the three points,” ESR said afterwards. “I’m delighted with my goal. Adama was running across the pitch with the ball and put me through, so I just tried to stay composed, and it was a nice goal.
“It was a bit of relief. It’s been a long time [since last scoring] so I’m really happy to get my first goal in the league for Fulham.
“The boys have welcomed me so nicely, not just the players but the staff, and I can definitely feel the love from the fans as well, so it’s been amazing so far.”
There were strong performances across the park on Saturday, but Smith Rowe took the accolade with 29.7 per cent of the vote, edging out the imperious Saša Lukić (23.9) and relentless Antonee Robinson (15.5).
