Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has praised Carl Jenkinson for working his way back from injury.

Jenkinson has been out of action since January with a knee injury, but will feature for the under-23s against Southampton at Meadow Park tonight.

“He will be playing on Friday night and after that it's down to getting a little bit more competition," Wenger said. “He has been out for a very long time but he's available again to compete now.

“It has been very tough for him because he had the knee and after, the shoulders. You think it's endless at that age, you need to be patient.

“He has been patient, resilient and he has a fantastic mentality - he has worked very hard to come back. He had the support of everybody here at the club and I think he has done extremely well."