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Rob Holding and Nacho Monreal play NBA 2K18 in celebrity tournament... Monreal says Alexis Sanchez is the LeBron James of the Premier League

Arsenal defenders Rob Holding Holding and Macho Monreal played against each other in a game of NBA 2K18. They faced off in the quarter-finals of the NBA 2K18 Celebrity Gaming Tournament.

It turns out the Arsenal duo are both big fans of basketball and are looking forward to watching NBA teams when they come to London early next year.

It turns out the two of them are decent gamers too as their thrilling NBA 2K18 match was tightly contested.

Rob Holding (left) and Nacho Monreal (right) faced off in the NBA 2K18 Celebrity tournament

Coming off their North London derby clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, Holding was playing as Oklahoma City Thunder, whereas Monreal chose the Denver Nuggets.