Kane has freely admitted that the era of set-piece percentages means watching the Premier League is not as enjoyable as it used to be, so Arsenal supporters, plenty of whom booed the former Spurs man whenever he touched the ball, will have delighted in the fact it was a corner that earned them the game’s first goal with its very first effort on target. Bukayo Saka’s delivery, Manuel Neuer fenced in, Jurrien Timber nodding home.

