mo4ch:> 'I was very impressed with Mari' - New Arsenal signing makes first appearance for club's U-23s | Mo4ch News

Pablo Mari impressed in his start for Arsenal's U-23s on Monday, although the newly-signed Spaniard couldn't quite guide the team to victory.Mari started alongside Rob Holding in Arsenal's defence, playing the first 45 minutes of a 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Monday.The defender was largely solid throughout his 45 minutes, although he was beaten by Billy Gilmour after the Chelsea attacker lept onto a rebound from a Karl Hein save.Editors' PicksHowever, overall, Mari did enough to impress manager Steve Bould, who said the two central defenders provided plenty of guidance to the young Gunners."It’s fabulous for the young players to play alongside them," Bould said. "It’s a learning programme and we don’t very often get older boys and men playing with us, and that’s how I learned my game when I was a kid so it’s something we miss out on lots of times."It was actually a very good game for them to come in to. I think Chelsea’s striker is a good player and the…