Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Alex Iwobi’s performance for Nigeria in their 4-2 win against Argentina in Tuesday’s friendly will help him improve the goal scoring part of his game.
Iwobi was impressive for Nigeria as he bagged a brace in the comeback win against the South Americans.
The 21-year-old has scored just one goal in five Premier League games this season which was in a 2-0 home win against Brighton and Hove Albion on October 1st.
Wenger says that Iwobi needs to improve his scoring ability for the Gunners.
“What we want from him is to add goals to his game, and these kind of experiences (playing and scoring for Nigeria) will help him be confident to score,” Wenger said in his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur.
Commenting on the derby against Spurs, Wenger says he cannot wait for the game to start.
He states: “It’s one of the fixtures I look forward to. We want to win.
“In the table we need to make some ground up on the top teams. At home we have been strong.”
Wenger dismisses talks about Arsenal being the underdogs going into this weekend’s derby.
“No. Not at all,” he reiterates
“Spurs are a good side – but we have the quality.”
