Arsenal youngster Gavin Hoyte enjoyed his clash with Chelsea's Didier Drogba in last week's friendly.

"You have to be excited to play against someone like him," Hoyte told arsenal.com. "He's a great player and he has played in a lot of big games. He gave us a good test.

"He is a strong player so you have to change your game. You can't get in a physical battle with him because he will just knock you off the ball easily. So you have to be intelligent at the back and work your way around that. He is brilliant in the air so you have to work off his touch and work around him."