Arteta praises Zubimendi: “Very impressed because I know the difficulty of coming into this league and doing what he’s doing immediately. First of all, you have to earn the role within the team and that’s not easy to do.
“Then it’s a different way of playing, a different league but as you say, the variety of actions and involvements that he has in the game is exceptional.
“His defending metrics are incredible and I had no doubt that he could produce that but this is the Premier League and you have to prove it. Then attacking-wise as well, the position he takes, the way he’s opened up teams in many ways, his goal threat, the capacity to assist.
“He’s improved on set-pieces as well and he has a lot to improve in that area as well. He’s a player that is never going to be satisfied. You can tell him and praise him individually, never enough. He’s never satisfied with his performance but that’s what makes him as well.”
