The huge welcoming cheer from the Arsenal fans crammed into the North Bank terrace at Borehamwood on the introduction of their new head coach, Renée Slegers, over the PA system shortly before kickoff was testament to her job done to date.

The interim manager has gone from a relative unknown, as an assistant to Jonas Eidevall with an emphasis on one-on-one work with players, to the popular choice among players and Arsenal faithful alike. “We’ve got super Renée Slegers, she knows exactly what we need,” sang the standing fans in the North Bank and, it seems, she does.