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Robert Warlow & Chris Wheatley

Mikel Arteta makes Eddie Nketiah admission as he sends message to his Arsenal stars

Mikel Arteta admits that he and his players need to help Eddie Nketiah and Arsenal attack better.

The Arsenal forward has scored twice in ten appearances for the Gunners so far this season, but has not found the net in any of his last six matches.

He has shared the attacking role in the side with Alexandre Lacazette this season as Arteta has rotated his team, but Nketiah, like Arsenal, has struggled for form in recent weeks.

And the Arsenal head coach admits that the Gunners have to find ways of breaking teams down, after being frustrated at the Emirates Stadium by Leicester City in their last Premier League fixture, which the Foxes won 1-0.

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But he said that the way Leicester set up in north London was a sign of respect, which Arsenal should take as a positive moving forward ahead of games against Dundalk in the Europa League and a trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United.

"It's the role of everybody," he said when asked about how he plans to get the best out of Nketiah and the other forwards.

"Mine to give him the right solutions to attack better. Obviously this block and the way we set up is not easy at all but we opened them [Leicester] up in the first half five or six times and we should have scored a goal.

"We haven't faced teams doing it that regularly but I think it's a really good sign. When Leicester comes to your house and acts like this it's because they really respect you and they are concerned. We have to take that as positive and as an advantage because if a lot of teams start to do that I'm telling you we're going to win a lot of games."

Meanwhile, Arteta has said that he understands the demands on him and his players as Arsenal look to put their recent indifferent form behind them.

"The pressure is related to this football club that you have to win every game," he added.

"We didn't win against Leicester or Manchester City. We lost both games by very small margins and you can see the demands that everyone puts on us. That's why we are the club that we are and that should never change."

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