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'Puskas Award winner' - Arsenal fans will love what former Gunners star Lukas Podolski did

Former Arsenal attacker Lukas Podolski has made headlines at the age of 37 this weekend after he netted a stunning goal for Polish side Górnik Zabrze from inside his own half.

Podolski made 82 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal, scoring 31 goals in that time and became renowned for being capable of the spectacular during his spell in north London.

The former Germany attacker helped Arsene Wenger's side lift the 2014 FA Cup, a first major trophy in nine years for the club, and would also go on to lift the FIFA World Cup in Brazil that year.

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Despite leaving the Gunners for Galatasaray in 2015, it appears Podolski's dangerous left foot still packs a lethal punch.

In an Ekstraklasa fixture against Pogoń Lwów, he picked up the ball on the left-hand side from well within Zabrze's half and took just one touch before firing a long-range effort over goalkeeper Bartosz Klebaniuk.

His strike has already been described as a potential FIFA Puskás Award winner on social media, though Arsenal supporters will not be too shocked after enjoying a first-hand glimpse of Podolski's capabilities during his three years at the Emirates Stadium.

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