Mehmet Ali gave his thoughts on our under-21s first win of 2025 on Friday night.
Our Gunners made a strong start but were frustrated by a stubborn Nottingham Forest team until Salah Oulad M’Hand struck just after the half-hour mark.
We continued to dominate in the second half and won a penalty midway through the half after a sensational run from Maldini Kacurri ended with the defender being fouled in the Forest box.
Khayon Edwards made no mistake from the spot, securing a 2-0 win for Mehmet Ali’s under-21s.
On his assessment of the game…
“It was a really good night, I think we had a strong team on paper and when we played Nottingham Forest last year I felt that their game plan was good and they dominated against us in terms of their attitude and their playing style, whereas tonight that was the reverse.