Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has praised the partnership of Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi in the Gunners’ defence.

Arsenal recently secured a 3-2 victory over Bulgarian side Ludogorets and have now gone on to win three out of four matches in Group A of the Champions League.

The 34-year-old shot-stopper calls Koscielny and Mustafi ‘intelligent players’ and says the pair have a unique on-field understanding.

‘We found a quick understanding when Shkodran came into the team,’ Cech told the Arsenal website.

‘When he played against Southampton in his first game, you get to know the player and his habits, how he plays the game.

‘Him and Laurent are very intelligent players and have found a way to play together very quickly and you can see that experience.

‘They are similar types of players, although they play a different way, but they understand exactly what the other’s game is and they complement each other very well.’

Arsenal will now focus on the Premier League when they take on Tottenham Hotspurs on Sunday.

The match at the Emirates Stadium kicks off at 14:00.