Arsenal defender Zak Swanson relished testing himself against Manchester City ace Leroy Sane last night.

Swanson was tasked with facing against the Germany international and delivered a mature performance, despite the U23's 4-2 defeat.

He told arsenal.com: "I think to play against a player like that in Leroy Sane, he does it in the Premier League week-in week-out and he shows he's one of the best players in the league.

"To play against him and test myself against him is the best thing to do and it's how you get better and how you improve. If you play against the best players week-in, week-out that's the best way to improve. Personally, I felt I did well tonight."