Emile Smith Rowe scored in Arsenal’s friendly defeat (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Emile Smith Rowe needs to get ‘better at’ scoring goals and putting himself in scoring positions. The 20-year-old scored in the Gunners’ 2-1 defeat to Hibernian on Tuesday night, in what was the side’s first match of their pre-season. Smith Rowe has been heavily linked with a move to Aston Villa, with Arsenal rejecting two bids of £25m and £30m from the Midlands club for the midfielder. Smith Rowe is a target for Aston Villa (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)‘He knows that it is a part of the game he needs to get better at,’ said Arteta. Arteta admits he was disappointed to lose but insists this is the purpose of friendlies and a pre-season.

Source: Metro July 13, 2021 21:33 UTC