Eddie Nketiah claims the presence of Gabriel Jesus at Arsenal has made him a better striker. The forward has also sent a message to manager Mikel Arteta, insisting he needs regular game time to continue to progress.<\/p>\n
Nketiah said: “Yeah of course [Jesus has made me better]. I think Gabby’s a fantastic player. He’s a great guy off the pitch, we get on really well.<\/p>\n
“So obviously it’s nice to be competing with someone of that standard and it’s only going to do good things for myself. We both know that we want to do the same thing, which is help the team, contribute, score goals.<\/p>\n
“I think naturally we push each other in training and push each other in games, competing. Obviously we know that it’s healthy competition.<\/p>\n
“We know that sometimes we’re going to both play together and sometimes I’ll play and sometimes he might play. We have that good relationship that we always support each other and we all want the same thing, which is to help Arsenal.<\/p>\n
“So I’m sure hopefully it will be a great season for both of us.”<\/p>\n
Asked about his start to the season, Nketiah added: “I think it’s great. I’ve worked really hard. I had good moments last season where I came in and played and had a run.<\/p>\n
“Obviously this season I’ve started three out of the four games. I have been happy with my performances, scored a few goals and helped the team and as a striker you want that consistency to be playing week in, week out.<\/p>\n
“With every game you improve, you learn more and you get more comfortable. As a striker you need that rhythm. I’ve enjoyed it, I’m really happy to be playing and hopefully that can continue and I can continue to help the team.”<\/p>\n