Mikel Arteta opens up on change he's noticed from Nicolas Pepe in Arsenal training

Mikel Arteta claims Nicolas Pepe is making "a lot of progress" during Arsenal training sessions. Pepe has impressed with the Gunners in the Europa League group stage, recording three goals and three assists. He also scored twice in the last four Premier League games. "The fact that we have the Europa League gave the opportunity to almost everyone in the squad to be fit and available and compete for their place," said Arteta. "[Pepe] has had some really good matches and scored some important goals as well and I think that has helped him for the Premier League form and the recent form that he's shown. "I've seen a lot of things, in his mentality, the way he approaches every training session, in his understanding of the game as well. "It's true that he has patches where he's played more than at other times. He has had the opportunity over the last couple of months that probably every player has been seeking to have but I think overall there is a lot of progress with Nico."

Source: Mirror 

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