Mikel Arteta tells Eberechi Eze what he desires to see him do more for Arsenal | Football

Eberechi Eze shone in Arsenal’s win over Wigan within the FA Cup on Sunday and Mikel Arteta desires to see more of the identical from him against tougher competition.

The Gunners strolled to a 4-0 win over the League One side on the Emirates to book their spot within the fifth round of the FA Cup.

They were 4 goals to the great after just 27 minutes due to strikes from Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and an own goal from Jack Hunt.

Eze was behind the primary two goals from Madueke and Martinelli, providing two good, line-breaking assists from deep.

It has been a difficult time for the England international, who has struggled for form and to carry down a spot within the Arsenal starting XI.

The 27-year-old did start against Brentford within the Premier League on the weekend but was dragged off at half-time and Arteta suggested he was seeing rather more of what he wants from him on Sunday.

Eze has not scored since his hat-trick against Spurs in November, but asked if his impressive showing against Wigan may very well be a confidence boost for him, Arteta said: ‘Yes, some superb goals and his intentions, I believe the chance that he took in the ultimate third, the quantity of shots that he tried to take as well, I believe that’s really positive.

‘That’s what I would like from him.’

The manager added: ‘Those players need those moments and particularly after we talk concerning the creative players, they should feel that they’re producing those moments and I’m very joyful with that.

‘I’m very joyful with Gabi [Martinelli] as well, the run that he made, the timing of that after which the finish in motion, really, really positive. So it’s good for the mood, for the boldness, it’s a very good thing.’

Before the sport Arteta had been asked if Sunday was a likelihood for Eze to indicate what he can do in an Arsenal starting XI, with the Spaniard telling TNT Sports: ‘To all of them. I believe it’s not about individuals, every players goes to have higher and worse games and today is a brand new one, a brand new challenge and we’ve got to be really ready against this side.’

Amid Eze’s struggles to search out his best form at Arsenal, there had been suggestion that he was finding it difficult to specific himself in Arteta’s fairly rigid system, however the boss is suggesting that he wants his man to indicate off his creative flair.

Madueke was actually impressed together with his teammate’s showing, saying: ‘Yeah, he was unbelievable today.

‘He pulled all of the strings from the center and had a hand in all of the goals so I’m really pleased for him.’

Arsenal will discover who they face within the last 16 of the FA Cup when the draw is made on Monday evening, but whoever it’s, the tie will add to their hectic schedule.

The Gunners are leading the Premier League title race, still within the Champions League and FA Cup and have a date with Manchester City within the Carabao Cup final next month.

They’re back in motion on Wednesday night as they go to Wolves within the Premier League, trying to extend their lead at the highest to seven points.

Martin Odegaard missed the clash with Wigan on Sunday through injury and Arteta expects Eze to be heavily involved within the games to return.

‘Yes, he’s already playing an enormous role,’ he said of the summer signing from Crystal Palace. ‘He’s played plenty of games for us and he’ll proceed to do this.’

On Odegaard’s fitness, he added: ‘Martin we’ll must wait and see. He picked that knock on the motion after we conceded the goal [vs Brentford] and he wasn’t fit for today.’

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