‘Use him more than Willian’, ‘too good’: Some Arsenal fans wowed by attacker’s U23s display last night

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A number of Arsenal have taken to Twitter to praise Reiss Nelson’s performance for the Gunners Under-23s on Friday night.

The 21-year-old attacker, who came through the Gunners ranks, was tipped for a loan move away from the Emirates Stadium in January.

However, no move materialised, and Nelson will spend the remainder of the season at Arsenal, where he has sadly struggled for game time this term.

Nelson has made 47 competitive appearances for Arsenal’s first team overall, but just nine this term, and not a single one in the Premier League.

On Friday night, he got some much-needed minutes as he started for Steve Bould’s charges in a Premier League 2 meeting with Chelsea at Meadow Park.

Nelson looked a cut above throughout and also won and scored a superb free kick, curling his effort into the top corner, leaving Ethan Wady no chance in the Blues goal.

His goal drew Arsenal level after Thierno Ballo opened the scoring for Chelsea, and the game finished 2-2, with Marcel Lewis and Charlie Patino also getting on the scoresheet.

Here is what some Gunners fans made of Nelson’s display: