Eat your heart out Zlatan! Arsenal's Nacho Monreal performs trickshot with an orange

Fruity: Monreal has proven that he's not just handy with a football
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Sam Long6 December 2015

Outspoken Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic once claimed that he could do with an orange what John Carew could do with a football.

Well, Nacho Monreal has proven that the Paris Saint-Germain striker is not the only professional footballer who is capable with a piece of fruit at his feet.

The 29-year-old defender's ability was regularly questioned after he joined Arsenal from Malaga two years ago but he's gone on to establish himself as a key members of Arsene Wenger's side.

The Spaniard has been an ever present in the Gunners' back line in the Premier League this season - a feat none of his teammates can lay claim to - and helped the north Londoners climb to second place with a 3-1 win over Sunderland this weekend.

Monreal's performances on the pitch appear to have helped his confidence in the kitchen too after the full-back posted proof of a pretty impressive trick shot on Twitter earlier today (while wearing Puma slippers).

Why? We're not sure.

What's it got to with God looking after his back? We're not sure either.

But you've got to admit it - this is a nice dink considering he's using an orange in the comfort of his own home.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thanks god for looking after my back <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/6xmcrNE0k3" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3130991-https://t.co/6xmcrNE0k3" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/6xmcrNE0k3</a>&#13; — nacho monreal (@_nachomonreal) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/_nachomonreal/status/673545823716810752" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3130991-https://twitter.com/_nachomonreal/status/673545823716810752" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 6, 2015</a>

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