Olivia Smith immediately began to repay women’s football’s first £1m fee as she scored a stunning debut goal in Arsenal’s 4-1 victory over London City Lionesses.
Smith, 21, made history this summer by joining the Gunners from Arsenal for £1m in July and showed exactly why she was worth so much as calmly evaded Maria Perez on 29 minutes before launching a spectacular whipped finish into the top corner from well outside the box.