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Lee Wilmot

'Emile de Bruyne' - Arsenal fans love what Emile Smith Rowe has done on loan at Huddersfield

Big things are expected of Emile Smith Rowe at Arsenal.

The 19-year-old has made 12 first team appearances at the Emirates Stadium and is highly regarded.

He was sent out on loan in January, having had a loan spell beset by injuries at RB Leipzig last season, in the quest for first team action, with no thought of selling the talented teen.

Championship side Huddersfield snapped him up on January 10 and while he was not in the squad for the Terriers' game the very next day, he has started each of their three games since.

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And he has had a huge impact in their latest clash.

Trailing 3-0 away at Craven Cottage, Smith Rowe stepped up and almost hauled his team back into the match.

Smith Rowe first reduced the deficit, firing home on 35 minutes, four minutes after Aleksandar Mitrovic made it 3-0 to the hosts.

And then, four minutes later, Smith Rowe laid on an assist for Steve Mounie to cut the deficit to just one.

Unfortunately for Smith Rowe and his team-mates, they could not find another goal in the second period and went down to a 3-2 defeat.

And as you can see from the tweets above, his performance impressed the Arsenal supporters.

Many of them were left asking for the teenager to return to the Emirates and be given a chance in the Premier League.

Others were likening his display to that of Manchester City superstar Kevin de Bruyne.

High praise indeed.

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