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Phil Spencer

Marco Silva on the one key area that Alex Iwobi must improve after leaving Arsenal for Everton

Marco Silva has said he has urged Alex Iwobi to improve his record in front of goal if he's to fulfill his potential.

The winger completed his big-money move to Goodison Park after falling down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium.

Iwobi was handed his first start for the Toffees in the Carabao Cup second round clash with Lincoln City midweek and capped the occasion with his first goal for his new club.

The 23-year-old scored just 15 goals in 149 appearances for Arsenal, and speaking ahead of the weekend's clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Silva has backed his new signing to make the most of his goalscoring potential.

He said: "I will be demanding from him and he knows about scoring more goals.

“A player with his qualities has to score more goals than he normally has in the previous seasons, he will give quality in our attack and in the last moment of our attack.

“It is up to him to keep working hard, in some things he has to improve to play within my philosophy as well, some moments he has to improve on our defensive process. It is new to him.

“One thing I’m sure is he has all the capacities to do that. He really, really can raise the level of our team.”

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