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Arsenal wear red shorts for first time in over FORTY years for New Year's Eve clash with West Brom... but decision leaves fans split on social media

Arsenal went old school for their Premier League match against West Brom on New Year's Eve, wearing red shorts for the first time in over 40 years.

The Gunners faced West Brom at the Hawthorns in their final game of 2017, but decided to mix things up by wearing their home kit - with a slight change.

At the Emirates, fans are used to seeing red shirts and socks in the Arsenal home kit, but mixed with white shorts.

Alexandre Lacazette fights for the ball, wearing Arsenal's changed home strip with red shorts
Alexandre Lacazette fights for the ball, wearing Arsenal's changed home strip with red shorts
One Twitter user joked that Arsenal looked like Super Mario, with white arms and a red body
One Twitter user joked that Arsenal looked like Super Mario, with white arms and a red body
Sanchez wears Arsenal's changed home kit on New Year's Eve

West Brom's white shorts, though, risked a slight kit clash on Sunday, and Arsenal therefore opted to bring out a kit that got fans reminiscing about the old days.