Alex Iwobi Hoping To Break Into Arsenal First Team

Alex Iwobi has admitted that it won’t be plain - sailing to break into the starting line-up of Arsenal but hopes to get some games under his belt for the first team in the Capital Cup.

Everything is pointing to the fact that the Nigeria will not be involved this weekend when The Gunners tackle Crystal Palace in the Premier League as he is set to play his first game of the season for the Under 21 team when they clash with Fulham at the Emirates today.

“I would like to hopefully play a few games here and there, hopefully be involved in the Capital One Cup, so it’s just about trying to get into the first team,” Alex Iwobi told arsenal.com.

“Hector [Bellerin] went out on loan at Watford, did well there, and then he took his chance against Borussia Dortmund.

“The rest is history, he’s been doing his job really well and he’s a real inspiration for me.”

Alex Iwobi scored 11 goals across all competitions for the Arsenal Under 21s in the 2014  - 2015 season.