"I feel that this guy can not only play but he can score as well - and you know that we love strikers who can do both."
Those were the words of Arsene Wenger as he prepared to hand Carlos Vela his full debut in a League Cup clash against Sheffield United in September 2008.
Then a 19-year-old prodigy, Arsenal fans had been forced to wait almost three years to see Vela in action for the first time due to work permit issues.