Mikel Arteta has branded Emile Smith Rowe a ‘pleasure to observe’ as Arsenal rise to the highest of the Premier League after defeating Luton City on the Emirates.
Smith Rowe was handed a uncommon begin because the Gunners hosted the Hatters in a midweek Premier League conflict. A aim from captain Martin Odegaard and a cross into his personal internet from Luton’s Daiki Hashioka put Arteta’s aspect 2-0 up, but it surely was the efficiency of midfielder Smith Rowe that actually caught his eye.
Making simply his eleventh league look this season, Smith Rowe performed 85 minutes towards Luton and earned the participant of the match award for his exhibiting.
When requested what the efficiency will do for the 23-year-old’s confidence, Arteta stated: “Quite a bit. I really like him as a participant, he’s a pleasure to observe. How he strikes, modifications path and the way bodily he was as we speak with out the ball.
“He went into duels and received a variety of them and was considering with that killer intuition to play ahead and make issues occur. When Emile is in that second, it’s extremely troublesome to cease him. He helped us so much to win the sport.”
The Hale Finish graduate performed a component in each objectives towards Luton and was fast to credit score the ‘household’ that the Arsenal group has grow to be.
Chatting with membership media after being awarded participant of the match, he stated: “It’s been a extremely powerful season for me and among the different gamers have not performed as a lot as we would have preferred to. It is essential that we got here in tonight and put in a efficiency to point out the supervisor that we might be part of this group.
“All season, the boys are able to step in and put in a efficiency and I believe it simply exhibits how tight we’re as a group – it is like a household. We’re actually blissful that gamers can are available and nonetheless carry out. That’s what it is about, the energy in depth is de facto good.”
Smith Rowe recorded essentially the most minutes he is performed in a league match since April 2022, and admitted that he was upset that he could not mark the outing with a aim:
“I am a bit upset I couldn’t get a aim as a result of it has been so lengthy, however I’m actually pleased with being a part of two objectives. I am actually pleased with my efficiency and minutes, so let’s see what’s subsequent.”
Arsenal will return to Premier League motion on Saturday after they journey to Brighton & Hove Albion, earlier than making ready for his or her large Champions League quarter-final conflict with Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
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