Chelsea star Willian fires warning to Arsenal’s David Luiz

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Chelsea winger Willian has been speaking about going up against Arsenal defender David Luiz next month – and insists he won’t be afraid to nutmeg his former teammate.

Luiz has endured a torrid spell at the Emirates Stadium since making a surprise £8 million move (Mirror) across the city in the summer.

The Brazilian has been a mainstay in the starting XI under Unai Emery, but has done little to shore up the Gunners’ leaky backline.

Some fans have been calling for him to be dropped, but that doesn’t appear to be likely anytime soon.

Eyeing next month’s clash between Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League, £30 million star Willian (BBC Sport) spoke about his struggling compatriot.

He said (Globo Esporte): “I’ve faced him a few times, he for Chelsea, me for Shakhtar, me for Chelsea, he for PSG. “Now he’s for Arsenal. He’s a brother that I have, we met at the age of eight.

“But on the pitch… there’s no way. If I have to nutmeg him, I will.”

TBR’s view – Luiz has to find form and quickly

Luiz needs to turn things around after a dismal start to life at Arsenal.

So far, he’s managing to make it look like the Gunners actually overpaid for him.

He has a couple of Premier League games coming up now against Norwich City and Brighton which, in theory, represent two good chances for clean sheets.

Luiz needs to head into that Chelsea game on December 29 with some better form behind him, or he really does risk his old friend Willian ripping him apart.