Alan Shearer has hailed Matteo Guendouzi’s performance during Arsenal’s enthralling 3-2 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, describing the Frenchman as a ‘warrior’.
The 20-year-old has enjoyed an excellent start to the campaign, starting in all six of Arsenal’s Premier League games and earning a first senior call-up to the France senior squad.
Arsenal had to show plenty of character to claw themselves back into the game after Ainsley Maitland-Niles had been sent off with Villa twice taking the lead to stun the Emirates.
Guendouzi played a pivotal role in their comeback, winning a penalty for Nicolas Pepe to score Arsenal’s first goal before playing a great ball for Calum Chambers to convert their second. Read more