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Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah marked his return to Stamford Bridge with a brace as the Gunners waltzed past Chelsea 4-2 on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old striker, who arrived at London Colney having been turned away from Cobham as a youngster, has given Mikel Arteta's side renewed hope in the race for a Champions League finish.

Nketiah opened the scoring in the London derby inside the opening quarter of an hour after latching onto a stray pass from Andreas Christensen, which threaded him on goal with only Edouard Mendy to beat. The former England youth international - who sees his contact at the Emirates expire at the end of the season - doubled his tally to give Arsenal the lead, handing Arteta a decision to make ahead of the summer transfer window.

The north Londoners are now level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham and just five adrift of Chelsea, though Thomas Tuchel's side have a game in hand. Following Nketiah's heroics, he spoke to Sky Sports and detailed how his rejection from the Blues gave him an edge.

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"I think scoring it here makes it that little bit more special," he said. "You always have that chip on your shoulder to come here and to try and prove yourself. But today, I scored two goals. It’s not about