Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson scored England’s third goal after coming on as a substitute in the Under 21s’ 3-0 win over Albania on Friday night.
The 19-year-old was an unused substitute against Vitoria and it was his first competitive appearance since the 4-0 win over Standard Liege at the start of October following a knee injury.
Fans on Twitter were delighted to see Nelson mark his return to action with a goal:
Raw talent
— Bernard₩omwosi (@BOmwosi) November 15, 2019
Sometimes I don't get why some Arsenal fans don't rate him
— Igna Mireji (@Igna_mireji) November 15, 2019
His going to get better
— John Marlow (@1954Marlow) November 15, 2019
If we sell him I have a strong feeling we are gonna get hit with a new Gnabry situation
— Arsednal (@arsednal) November 15, 2019
It’s nice to see Reiss Nelson getting on the scoresheet for the England U21s tonight. One month of bad form in a dysfunctional system and people forget what you can do. He’s not even 20 yet. Remain patient and get behind him.
— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) November 15, 2019
Once Emery goes the good players might actually shine through
— ??????? (@BEM05_13) November 15, 2019
The fear in that emery ruins all these prospects
— Argent Provocateur (@italsenses) November 16, 2019
2nd most key passes in our squad too I’m pretty sure
— ???? (@EOC_14) November 15, 2019
It hasn’t been an easy start to the season for the youngster. He started the first two league games of the campaign, but he has gone off the boil since then.
With Nicolas Pepe established ahead of him in the pecking order, and Bukayo Saka having also made his mark in his absence, Nelson will be hoping to build on his goal at international level in order to get himself back in the first-team picture for the Gunners over the next few weeks.
