Arsenal midfielder Nacer Barazite was back in action last night in the reserve-team's win over Chelsea.

The Dutchman has recovered from a shoulder injury suffered earlier this season.

"I am delighted to be back and playing for Arsenal again after a couple of months out," he told Arsenal.com. "We won last week [at Stoke] and I scored, so I am very pleased to be back.

"It was very frustrating to be out because you are in the gym every day and you see your friends playing on the pitch and getting opportunities to play in the first team and doing very well. You want to be there with them and unfortunately I couldn't be there but I have been working very hard and it paid off at Stoke.

"Working with the fitness coach and in the gym is totally different from playing on the pitch and you could see that today. I need to keep working and keep getting minutes on the pitch.