Mikel Arteta reiterated how grateful he is to Emile Smith Rowe for the role he played in transforming Arsenal's fortunes
Emile Smith Rowe left Arsenal for Fulham in the summer Mikel Arteta reiterated how grateful he is to Emile Smith Rowe for the role he played in transforming Arsenal’s fortunes ahead of his first game against his old club. The Hale End Academy graduate made his breakthrough under Arteta four years ago at a time when the Spaniard’s position was under threat.
Ahead of this weekend’s reunion at Craven Cottage, Arteta reserved special praise for the in-form midfielder and said: ‘It was obviously a very tough decision to let Emile go and especially because I feel really grateful what he did for the club and for me in a period of time where I think he was instrumental to change something around it. ‘At the end players have to play. He had a lot of difficult moments as well, a lot of struggles with injuries when we were together.
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