Smith Rowe made his first appearance of the season on Wednesday (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta was left ‘really happy’ with Emile Smith Rowe’s contribution off the bench as Arsenal got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start against PSV Eindhoven. With the north London derby against Tottenham looming large on Sunday, Arteta made a host of second-half changes with Smith Rowe among those introduced with 20 minutes of the match remaining. Asked if having options off the bench is providing him with selection headaches, Arteta told TNT Sports: ‘Good headaches! When you don’t play a play, you know how the player feels. It was great to see the atmosphere and the Champions League music.

Source: Metro September 21, 2023 02:06 UTC