Ainsley Maitland-Niles insists he is happy to play wherever called upon for Mikel Arteta and believes previous interviews have been misconstrued.
The academy graduate often featured at right-back under Unai Emery after a long-term injury to Hector Bellerin.
However, under Arteta, Maitland-Niles has found his first-team opportunities limited after stating he wants to play in midfield, with Cedric Soares signed as deputy to Bellerin at right-back.
However, the 23-year-old has insisted that he's willing to play wherever is necessary for the team, despite stating a strong preference to return to midfield previously.
“It doesn’t bother me what people label me as because I think the management know themselves," he told The Mirror.
"Ok I was late, maybe once during this manager’s time. It was a mistake, I spoke to the manager and put my hands up and took the consequences.
“I would play right-back every week if I had to. I am not really fussed. The main thing is being out there with the team and helping them win games.
"If the manager says to me ‘Ains you gotta go in goal this game I will put the gloves on and I am ready to rock n roll.’
“That’s where some people may have misjudged what I said before in a different interview.
"Obviously I do prefer playing central midfield but that is not to say that I don’t want to play right-back or that I’m not going to do the job there if the manager asks me to.”
