‘Where do you want the statue?’: Some fans hail Arsenal loanee’s ‘awesome’ match-winning display last night

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Arsenal academy defender Harry Clarke is beginning to make quite a name for himself away from the Emirates Stadium on loan.

In October, the 19-year-old Gunners youngster linked up with Oldham, who were at the foot of League Two when he arrived with 13 goals conceded in their opening five league games.

The Latics have since turned a corner, winning three and drawing one of their last six games to climb up to 19th in the table, seven points clear of the bottom two.

Clarke has been instrumental in this upturn in form, and on Tuesday night, he went a step further by scoring the winner in the 2-1 home victory over Cheltenham.

The hosts fell behind on the half-hour mark when Reuben Reid slotted home from 10 yards, but they levelled four minutes later through George Blackwood’s rebound.

Clarke became the hero late on as, just minutes after clearing an Andy Williams effort off the line, fired into the back of the net from close range for his first senior career goal.

Needless to say, Oldham fans on social media were in dreamland and hailed the man of the moment:

Clarke has been with Arsenal since 2015, when he joined the Gunners academy from hometown club Ipswich.

He signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in August 2018, and following an impressive season with the Under-23s, penned a new deal in December 2019.

More recently, the 6ft 2in gem captained the Gunners U21s against Crawley in their EFL Trophy win, and is also an England youth international.