Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have spent this past week learning how to get the best out of Viktor Gyokeres - and has backed the striker to start finding the net “very, very often”. Gyokeres made his Arsenal debut last week, but he was taken off after an hour as the Gunners beat Manchester United by a solitary goal at Old Trafford.

Daniel Farke has joked he would need two decades as Leeds United manager to spend the staggering £1billion that Mikel Arteta has splurged at Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta talks to Gary Cotterill about digging for gold, managing a big squad and whether Arsenal are ready to go the next level; watch Arsenal vs Leeds, live on Sky Sports on Saturday, kick-off 5.

Arsenal's Mikel Arteta playfully dubbed a Nigerian ex-teammate the worst-dressed from their Barcelona B days while fielding questions on personalities.

Mikel Arteta speaks to The Athletic on the eve of his seventh season with Arsenal. 'There is much more to come,' he says

Arsenal signed Madueke as they believe he can provide competition on both flanks, but the 23-year-old has played on the left so far. It has given Arsenal the new weapon of a natural left-footer playing on the flank, which helps stretch the opposing defence.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is confident that his squad is well suited to avoid a similar situation to last season, where he was left short in key positions at crucial times of the campaign.The