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Seven years ago today Hatem Ben Arfa scored one of the great Premier League individual goals in his side’s 2-0 win over Bolton, in a season in which the Magpies finished fifth and played some swashbuckling football.
Ben Arfa was the embodiment of that team, as he produced his most productive season with the Toon Army registering five goals and five assists.
The best of those five though was this sensational effort against the Trotters.
He received a pass from Yohan Cabaye on the halfway line, before turning Sam Ricketts inside out and driving towards goal.
Mark Davies attempted to bring him down but, the mercurial Frenchman breezed past him and then flicked the ball over David Wheater and Tim Ream, followed by calmly rolling the ball into the bottom corner, sending St James’ Park absolutely wild.
This was Ben Arfa at his magical best and has led to Toon fans on Twitter remembering both the good and the bad of the extremely talented former Marseille man.