The coach feels the Gunners' summer signing has a big future ahead of him after watching him come off the bench and create three goals in the 4-1 win over Israel

Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has impressed England under-21 coach Stuart Pearce, who has tipped the youngster for big things.



The side went into the break 1-0 down to Israel in their friendly at Oakwell and needed some inspiration to improve on a disappointing first-half performance, with the 18-year-old coming on to help guide the side to an eventual 4-1 win.



"I thought he gave us a real lift when he came on," Pearce told reporters.

The young Gunner provided all three assists from open play in the second half and managed to gain a penalty, which was slotted away by Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso.



And Pearce believes the winger has a bright future ahead of him, along with the rest of the England under-21 hopefuls.



He continued: "His training has looked very, very good when he has been here - we had an 11 v 11 game on the second day when we had got together and after 10 minutes of that I said to Steve 'this kid has got to play'.

"His performance was outstanding just in that 10-minute snapshot.

"He has got a bright future and he played very well here - although we have to nurture all of them, to make sure they all have a bright future."