The Three Stripes returned to the Arsenal shirt this season to re-ignite a partnership that produced some of the most exquisite football shirts to ever grace the English top flight in the late 80s and 90s. Of course, that era is being embraced with a huge streetwear resurgence right now, and would there have been a better way to cash in on that trend than continuing their relationship with Arsenal from where they left off – by placing the trefoil on the Gunners shirt?

The same could be said for when adidas took over at Manchester United in 2015; imagine the hype levels if they’d have gone straight back to the Trefoil as a subtle two-fingers up to Nike – a move that would have reclaimed what was theirs and celebrated their superior history in the game in comparison to Nike. A proper ‘we were here first’ flex. All while giving fans a slice of what they already know, and what they already love.