Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny had a message for Rob Holding after making a winning comeback for last night's Europa League victory over Qarabag.

Holding faces a long journey back to fitness after suffering knee ligament damage against Manchester United last week.

Koscielny knows what his fellow centre back is going through, and says Holding can rely on the Arsenal family.

“It's a difficult period for him but he needs to be strong, and to stay strong," he said.

“I know he's a defender so he likes to fight, and the most important thing is to be with him, to help him.

“We know during rehab you have some good moments and some bad moments, because you don't always progress as you wanted. But he knows we are all here at Arsenal for him, we are his family as well.

“So if he wants to talk or come with us, he knows he can come because it's our family."