The midfielder made his first start for 499 days in a 1-0 win at Brentford.
The summer arrival of Kai Havertz and improved form of Fabio Vieira has resulted in limited opportunities again so far this season, but the Hale End Academy graduate gave a timely reminder of his ability in last night’s 1-0 victory over Brentford.
Smith Rowe was withdrawn in the closing stages with the Gunners looking to protect a narrow advantage and Arteta revealed he will continue to use the 23-year-old cautiously in the coming weeks.supports HTML5 video He said: ‘I think he had really good moments in the first half, and the game was much easier for him.
‘The way he was developing with his qualities, and the game we started to play after five or ten minutes in the second half, and then after he was struggling more. ‘Physically, he’s still not there to play 90 minutes, we have to bear in mind that we have four or five players in that field. That was big concern for us today in the line-up, because we have seven at Colney that are not fit now.
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