Arsenal ran out comfortable winners in a 5-1 drubbing of PSG in the International Champions Cup pre-season tournament on Saturday, and some fans have taken to Twitter to rave about the display of 19-year-old midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.
Mesut Ozil opened the scoring for the Gunners before a goal from Christopher Nkunku after the break drew the Ligue 1 champions level.
A second-half double from Alexandre Lacazette and goals from Rob Holding and Eddie Nketiah however sealed an easy win for Arsenal, with fans raving about new signing Guendouzi’s performance on Twitter after the game.
This is Futbol have rounded up some of the best tweets:
Guendouzi might just be the surprise package. Looks like a real baller. Both matches.
— Zander. (@Gabuh_2) July 28, 2018
Lock Guendouzi and the gym after every training session to do weightlifting to muscle up. And we hav the perfect midfielder
— BIG BEN (@merengue4) July 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/mkkanu/status/1023209417397940231
Guendouzi you know, he’s better than Andrea Pirlo
— AndyP ?? (@andy_p10) July 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoshBai04003567/status/1023208788944465921
Is it too early to say Guendouzi > Wilshere?!
— AJB (@AJB_GAMING) July 28, 2018
Guendouzi looks like some find for 7 million ffs!#Mislingoat
— Ledge (@Norvan_Gunner) July 28, 2018
Guendouzi! What a talent ???? pic.twitter.com/f2WeDpTZqn
— Nihadh (@nihadh09) July 28, 2018
Guendouzi looks a bargain signing.
Sven masterclass signing.
— Ø (@hale_end_gooner) July 28, 2018
OPINION
Pre-season is a chance for the lesser-known players to stake their claim for a first-team spot, and Guendouzi certainly did that against PSG. When the Gunners signed the midfielder from Lorient this summer it was not necessarily expected that he would be playing first-team football this season, but that looks likely on the back of his pre-season games so far. These Arsenal fans certainly seem to think that the youngster is good enough, and it will be interesting to see how his development goes at the Emirates Stadium. If he is handled right, this is a player who could go on to big things at the club, and that is exciting for fans as we approach an important season.