What Leandro Trossard did in the 58th minute vs Sunderland was almost as impressive as his goal

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Leandro Trossard showcased his brilliant best against Sunderland, but one of his actions has been overshadowed by his goal. 

Trossard has been one of Arsenal’s most underrated players this season, but he was sure to earn the headlines against Sunderland. 

The Belgian scored a magnificent solo goal in the 74th minute to give the Gunners the lead in the contest for the first time.

Unfortunately, Sunderland found an equaliser in injury time to dim the importance of Trossard’s strike, but nothing can take away from the 30-year-old’s performance.

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Leandro Trossard’s pass to Martin Zubimendi in Arsenal’s draw vs Sunderland was magnificent 

After watching what the forward did against Sunderland, it’s unsurprising to remember that Arsenal rejected the chance to sell Trossard in the summer window.

Some fans couldn’t understand why the decision was made to keep the 2023 signing on board, but it’s so clear that he offers a quality to the Arsenal squad that very few can.

Against Sunderland, Trossard was unplayable at times, with one of his best actions of the game actually coming long before his goal.

In the 58th minute, the winger left Sunderland spellbound as he played an untraceable pass that found Martin Zubimendi in the box.

It was an incredible show of vision and composure from Trossard, but what got fans off their seats was that he managed to nutmeg his marker in the process.

Zubimendi shot agonisingly wide to deny Trossard of a remarkable assist, but regardless of the passage of play not ending in a goal, the Belgian star was able to showcase his playmaking ability when Arsenal needed it most. 

The numbers behind Trossard’s goal are unbelievable

Arsenal needed to dig deep to find a way to come back from going behind against Sunderland, who are yet to lose at home this season.

After Bukayo Saka netted the equaliser, Trossard took it upon himself to make the difference, scoring a goal that, quite frankly, he wasn’t supposed to.

Trossard’s goal had an expected goal value of just 0.05xG, as per Sofascore, meaning that when the ball left the forward’s boot, it had just a 5% chance of hitting the back of the net. 

It was a stunner from the 30-year-old to score his second Premier League goal of the season, a goal that was, rather agonisingly, worthy of being the match-winner.