Rob Holding admits he has felt pressure from Arsenal supporters in recent weeks.

Gooners have been waiting for Holding, Kieran Tierney and Hector Bellerin to return in order to shore up Unai Emery's defence.

The aforementioned trio took part in Tuesday's 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest, and Holding was pleased with how he dealt with the pressure.

"I was speaking with Kieran - we were saying there is actually a bit of pressure on me, Hector and him," he said.

"Obviously the fans have been putting a lot of pressure on saying: 'We need those three back, hopefully they can perform'.

"So we had a bit of pressure going into [the Forest game] and the way we performed and dealt with it was great.

"It is a healthy pressure. It's not a sort of draining pressure if you know what I mean. It is a nice pressure and it is the competition. It is pushing everyone to be better."