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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta makes exciting Raheem Sterling admission

Arsenal are in a great place right now, sitting third in the Premier League table and also excelling in the Champions League and Carabao Cup.

The Gunners have m🉐ade great progress with each passing season and have now been in the title pictu🍌re for three years in a row.

Arsenal made some strong signings over the summer, bolstering 𝓰their ranks considerably.

For instꦉance, they landed Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino to strengthen their defence and midfield.

Then, right before the transfer🔴 deadline, they swooped in with an excitꦅing loan acquisition that had everyone in the game talking.

Arsenal wrapped up their summer transfer activity by bringing Rah🐽eem Sterling to the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea.

Sterling is being eased ꦐinto action at Arsenal, with five appearances in all competitions totalling 184 minutes of game time thus far.

However, the 29-year-old has already shown glimpses of his world-class quality as he registered a goal and an assist in the Cara✱bao Cup win over꧑ Bolton.

Now, Arteta has made an exciting admission about Sterling ahead of Arsenal’s Premier 🌳League trip to Bournemouth.

Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Raheem Sterling “exceptional” in Arsenal training

Arteta, speaking at his pre-match press confe🌜rence, said Sterling has been “exceptional” in training and🧸 can compete with any player on his day.

“He is in a really good m🌠oment right now – in the last t෴raining sessions he was exceptional,” Arteta told .

“Raheem at his best can c𒉰ompete with any player❀ for sure.”

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Arteta can work Havertz magic on Sterling

When Arsenal signed Kai Havertz, it took him a while to truly get going at the club, bu♌t now he’s a truly indispensable player for the Gunners.

Sterling, like Havertz, wasn’t having much luck at Chel🙈sea, but already he’s showing signs that he has a lot to offer Arsenal.

There’s no doubt that Arteta can w𒁏ork magic on Sterling just as he did with Havertz, and hopefully Arsenal can make Chelsea regret their decision to offload him.

When do Arsenal face Bournemouth?

Arsenal are sch🥂eduled to kick off against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium at 5:30pm on Saturday 19 October.