Iwobi: I thought it was my goal

By Akeem Lawal

SUPER Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi believes he should have been credited with Arsenals’ first goal in a 4-1 victory over Hull City on Saturday.

The Nigerian international saw his goal-bound strike in the 17th minute of the encounter deflected off Alexis Sanchez into the net to give Arsenal the opening goal.

The 20 year old was seen high-fives Theo Walcott after taking the brunt of the credit for the goal, which was later awarded to the Chilean international.

Iwobi who was in excellent form got another assist to his name in the 55^th minute as he provided a sublime back-heeled pass for Walcott to latch onto and score from a tight angle for his 100th career goal.

Substitute then Xhaka put the icing on the cake when he was given acres of space to launch a spectacular 30-yard strike that looped over Eldin Jakupovic.

The Nigerian youngster however took to his twitter account to express his disappointment not to be awarded with the opening goal. 

“Great Performance Today , Got Robbed For What I Thought Was My Goal 😂🙄 ... Onto The Next #AFC #BIG17 #COYG #3Points‏,” he said via @alexiwobi.

The strike would have gone down as Iwobi's first Premier League goal of the season.