Carl Jenkinson started his first Champions League game for Arsenal since 2013.
Carl Jenkinson was back in the starting line-up for Arsenal last night against Ludogorets.
It was the first Champions League game Jenkinson had started for the Gunners since December 2013 tie against Galatasaray.
He had since been loaned out to West Ham for consecutive seasons, suffering an ACL tear in the second.
Arsenal’s Carl Jenkinson during training
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger elected to rest first choice right-back Hector Bellerin for the fixture, and for a moment in Bulgaria is looked like backfiring.
The home side went two nil up within the first 15 minutes, taking advantage of slack defending from the Gunners.
Arsenal levelled before half-time through Granit Xhaka and Olivier Giroud, before a truly brilliant individual goal in the 87th minute from Mesut Ozil gave the Gunners a 3-2 win.
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring their third goal
Jenkinson and fellow full-back Kieran Gibbs did not cover themselves in glory with their own performances, but the right-back should be allowed some leniency given the amount of time he has missed.
Despite this, it did not appear to be forthcoming from fans, with supporters quick to write the 24-year-old off.
Arsenal’s Carl Jenkinson in action with PFC Ludogorets Razgrad’s Wanderson
Here is a look at how Arsenal fans reacted on Twitter to his performance…
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