It was on a chilly November morning at Arsenal’s training ground that Mikel Merino was collared by the club’s social media team and asked a simple question.
“If you could swap position for one game only, where are you playing and why?”
With a smile on his face, Merino replied: “I would love to be a striker, just to try to score and see the feeling.”
Three months on, the Spaniard got his wish at Leicester on Saturday and that may not be the last time he is used as an emergency No9.