Shkodran Mustafi has recalled what it felt like to score in the North London Derby ahead of this afternoon’s trip to Wembley to take on Tottenham.
The Germany international was on the scoresheet during a 2-0 win for the Gunners the last time the two sides met back in November.
And Mustafi recalled what was a ‘special’ moment – one he would love to emulate again when the two sides meet today.
“The atmosphere at the stadium was really on fire, so from the beginning it was really loud.” he began, “Coming back from injury and playing in the derby, you’re a bit nervous, but obviously scoring takes all the pressure off your shoulders. It felt really good.
“The distance between me and the goal was not the closest, so I had to head it with speed to give the goalkeeper no chance to reach it.
“As soon as I made that contact, I knew that I had the right speed. When you look at the ball to see which way it goes, it looked pretty good. It went in, so I was very pleased with everything.”