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Arsenal loan star Reiss Nelson once again impressed for Fulham at the weekend in a cameo from the bench against Premier League Champions Manchester City.

The 24-year-old, who arrived at Craven Cottage on Deadline Day, has struggled to break into the starting XI under Marco Silva so far as Fulham enjoy an impressive start to the campaign. Nelson has seen minutes from the bench, and provided impact for the West London outfit.

The winger scored in the 3-1 win against Newcastle United last month and made the most of his 13 minutes on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The Cottagers were 2-1 down at the time but it took Nelson just 11 minutes to make an impact.

The Gunners star had Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol scrambling before cutting the ball back into the feet of striker Rodrigo Muniz, the Brazilian firing home to bring the score to 3-2 - Doku had blasted home from the edge of the box minutes earlier for the hosts.

It wasn't enough to earn Fulham any points from their visit to Manchester City, but Silva's side certainly gave the Champions a fright, having taken the lead after 26 minutes. Speaking after the game, Guardiola praised the influence of Nelson, as well as former Gooner Emile Smith-Rowe.

He said: "It is a really, really good team. Marco is a top manager who has been working there for many, many years already.

"They have players they bought in the summer, including the ones from Arsenal and they have a lot of quality."

Nelson, who has 90 first team Arsenal appearances to his name, is yet to start in the Premier League this season for Fulham. The winger was named in the starting XI for the Carabao Cup meeting with Preston North End and scored in that match, which ended in defeat on penalties.

When he signed for Fulham in August, sporting director Tony Kahn said: “I'm very happy to welcome Reiss Nelson to Fulham Football Club! Reiss is a talented young player, and we're excited that he's joined the squad on loan! His arrival concludes a busy transfer window for the Club, and we're all looking forward to a great season ahead!"