Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has insisted on £ 64 million Summer Signing from Viktor Gyokeres will be in a 'very good position' by the time that the Premier League season starts after its first start for the season.
The Gunners were hit 3-2 at home on Wednesday evening by Villarreal when the signing of the summer summer made his home debut at the Emirates.
Gyokees had limited opportunities to score at his first start for the club, where the Swedish attacker played an hour of the game.
His best chance came just before he was replaced, but saw a powerful strike well saved by the Villarreal goalkeeper.
The attacker had become a member of Arsenal after a long -term movement of Sporting Lisbon, where he had scored 97 goals in 103 games for the club.
With Gyokees with only a short cameo in the previous season of Arsenal for Tottenham prior to his hour on Wednesday, Arteta insisted that the attacker will be up to speed by the time the new season starts.
'I think it was very important to him to start a competition and get the feeling and the connection with the team.
'He has only been to us for a week or so, but I really saw a lot of things and a lot of goal, especially the way he attacked certain spaces.
“So in general, for many players who have not played many minutes, we have a lot now that they are ready for Saturday in a much better condition.”
'I hope that days, and every day in training I think he gets a very good feeling. I think he also gets connections, which I think is really important to players who will help him get into the position in which he has to come in.
“At his fitness level, I think he didn't really train with the team for two months, so he has now done six or five sessions, I think for today, so I think he will take another step on Saturday and he will be in a better condition.”
Arsenal will be confronted with LaLiga opposition on Saturday when they organize Athletic Club in the Emirates Cup before their Premier League opener is on August 17 on August 17.
The Gunners hope to have Kai Havertz available again after he had missed the defeat by Villarreal with a small injury.
Arteta also offered praised to the 15-year-old Academy star Max Dowman for his 'incredible' attacking contributions after another striking pre-season performance.
With Arsenal with 3-1 behind, Dowman showed fast feet to fool a villaeal defender and cause a mistake, so that the Gunners were awarded a penatly.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard recognized Downman's contribution after scoring the fine to reduce the shortage.
It was the second penalty that Dowman won in the preseason after Arsenal won 3-2 against Newcastle during their tour through Asia.
The highly appreciated younger also attracted the attention of home fans were various cracking runs and crosses in the last phases of the friendly against Villarreal.
Arteta praised the young person and admitted that despite his young age he will continue to earn opportunities if he continues to make an impact on the bank.
“Max (Dowman) moves so fast – even last year when he was training with us, he did things like this and now he does them in the games,” said Arteta.
'The efficiency that he shows in every attacking action is incredible. He deserves to have risks and when he continues like this, we look at what happens.
When asked whether Dowman could be involved in the Premier League, Arteta added: 'Let's see how things are going, let's go on Saturday, during the break.
“He also needs a small break because he really had no vacation, so in the coming days he will have a break that I think he is needed and then he will probably be ready to go again.”