Alexandre Lacazette has been impressed by Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah.

The French striker played with both youngsters during pre-season and was impressed with what he saw.

On Nelson, Lacazette said, as reported by The Metro: “He’s already impressed me during pre-season. 

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Reiss Nelson.

“It’s great to see what he’s been doing for the Under-23s, his stats are very good and he’s performing very well.

“When he’s played with us he has shown he has real quality.”

He then added that he liked Nketiah as well.

“I really like Eddie Nketiah as well he’s a great striker at the academy. He’s also already impressed me during pre-season.”

Edward Nketiah

Nelson put in a number of exciting performances during pre-season and took that form into the first u23 games of the season, scoring six goals in four games. He’s now made two appearances for the first team, having come on for two short cameos against Chelsea in the Community Shield and Cologne in the Europa League.

Nketiah has also impressed at u23 level. He was prolific last season after he made the step-up from the u18s, and was rewarded with a spot in Arsenal’s tour squad during pre-season. He was on the bench on Thursday night, but didn’t get the chance to come on.

The pair could be involved against Doncaster on Wednesday night as well as in Arsenal’s future cup games.