Arsenal player says he lost all his confidence under Emery, but he’s loving it with Arteta

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Mohamed Elneny has told Arsenal’s official website that he lost his confidence under Unai Emery, but now loves training with Mikel Arteta.

Elneny was shifted out on loan to Besiktas by Arsenal last term, but he has been given another chance to impress in the early stages of the season.

Arteta has actually given Elneny a handful of opportunities in the Gunners’ first-team, and seems intent on keeping him around for the season.

And the Egyptian midfielder says that he is loving life at the Emirates Stadium again now.

“When I sat with him [Arteta], I said, ‘The way you train, the way you want to play is the way I love to play’ and really I love the way we train, the way he is assisting everything in the club now and it makes me excited to give 100 per cent for the team,” Elneny said.

“Under Emery, I was not playing much, that is why you can lose your confidence and your feeling to play. That is why when I went to Besiktas, on a one-year loan, I played always and brought the confidence back, and when I came back here I saw everyone happy for me to come back.

“Everyone was excited to see me back, and when I trained, everyone gave me good feedback, saying ’Mo, you did well’ and this makes you get your confidence back. I will build it and build it and every day I try to learn new things.”

Elneny’s task of breaking into Arsenal’s team has actually just become tougher, following the arrival of Thomas Partey.

Partey gives Arsenal even more competition for places in midfield, and looks like a direct rival for Elneny.

That being said, Elneny still could provide valuable back-up to the Gunners throughout the campaign, as he has not looked out of place when given opportunities this term.

Arsenal are next in action on Saturday evening, when they take on Manchester City.