Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has hailed the recent impact of Francis Coquelin.

Ramsey thinks Coquelin is now starting to show why Wenger recruited him as a 17-year-old.

"He's at that age now where he understands the game a lot more and he has done really well in the last few weeks," Ramsey said of the 23-year-old, who has also had loan spells at Lorient and Freiburg.

"It's funny how quickly things can change in football.

"One week he was on loan at Charlton and then he comes back in and he has been in the team every week. He has done a very good job defensively for the team.

"He wins it back, keeps it simple and just keeps things ticking over.

"Hopefully he can build on his performances that he has been showing of late and he has got every chance of turning into a top defensive midfielder."