“He’s desperate to play for Arsenal and prove himself at Arsenal and this is a big step towards that. I’m just delighted for him.” AFC
Arsenal star ‘desperate to prove himself’ singled out by Ian Wright after Forest winArsenal legend Ian Wright says he is “delighted” for Reiss Nelson after he came off the bench to score a brace against Nottingham Forest.Bukayo Saka set up Gabriel Martinelli to open the scoring in the fifth minute.After a quiet first-half which finished 1-0, Nelson caught fire in the second 45 minutes, scoring twice whilst notching an assist.
Wright – who scored 156 goals for the Gunners – was absolutely chuffed for the academy graduate, who is “Arsenal through and through”.“It’s credit to him and the work he’s put in because he’s been there for a long time. “He’s desperate to play for Arsenal and prove himself at Arsenal and this is a big step towards that. I’m just delighted for him.”
“He’s showing every day how much he wants it and today he had the opportunity and he did extremely well because it helped us win the game.”