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Amie Wilson

Reiss Nelson outlines how £72m Nicolas Pepe will help him shine at Arsenal this season

Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson believes that he will get the chance to shine under Gunners boss Unai Emery this season.

The winger already has game time under his belt after returning from a loan spell at Bundesliga club Hoffenheim at the end of last season.

The 19-year-old started in both of Arsenal's opening two Premier League games against Newcastle United and Burnley, although he was a unused substitute for loss vs Liverpool at the weekend.

Nelson scored eight goals and provided one assist in 31 appearances for Hoffenheim last season but believes that, despite the competition for places, he can improve by being back at Arsenal with the players at the club, including summer recruit Nicolas Pepe.

"All the competition that's here, all the new wingers Arsenal have signed... I think this could be my time," he Told the Arsenal website . "I need to just keep training hard and getting all the information from the coaches and the players. If I do that, I'm going to have a big, big shout this season.
 
"It's about taking those steps, doing the easy thing and getting the basics right first. Once I do that, I think I will get chances. Then it's up to me to perform and do well for the team."

Emery is now in his second season at the Emirates Stadium, and Nelson has insisted that the manager's coaching style will help him become an even better player in the future.

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"Unai's very positive and always telling you to express yourself, but also he's got that thing where he'll tell you if you do something wrong," Nelson added. "I think that's good for a coach to have two sides: the jokey side and the fiery side.

"For me, especially, it helps me a lot to continue to improve and keep going. He helps a lot of the young players because there were a lot of them who came on the pre-season tour. He told them to be themselves, if they made a mistake just carry on. He helps them grow and gives them a great chance."

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