Mesut Ozil got the score and scorers wrong, overestimating Arsenal and underestimating Rapid Vienna a little.
But, eventually, he would have liked what he saw from his teammates, and especially hugely impressive full debutant Thomas Partey, as he watched Arsenal kick-off their Europa League campaign with a hard-fought comeback win from the comfort of his sofa in London, 800 miles away from the Austrian capital.
Left out of both Arsenal’s Europa League and Premier League squads he may be, but Ozil will not be seeing out his contract quietly it seems and will continue to have a say on, if not in, their season.