December 26, Emirates Stadium.
The heated Boxing Day battle arrived, with all 60,508 tickets at the Emirates Stadium sold out. Fans inside sang the team anthem created during the 97-98 Double Crown season, "Hot Stuff."
This is a song with a slow rhythm yet full of passion, creatively incorporating the names of many players.
At its inception, the names included were mostly Ian Wright, Bergkamp, Petit, and others. But when it was sung later, fans would replace parts of the names with players who performed well that season.
"...Nothing stopped us.....!
"Everything was going...Ma'el!Ma'el!
"Walking in a...Van Persie...wonderland!"
That day, Ma'el's name was mentioned first, followed by Van Persie, as they had scored 36 goals for the team in the first 17 rounds.
Below the pitch, after both teams' players entered, Ma'el, who wasn't in the starting lineup today, came to the sidelines holding the Golden Boy Award trophy, showing it off to all the fans at the Emirates Stadium.
