Arsenal youngster Chuba Akpom has spoken out about his delight at getting a chance to play for the club in the 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.
The homegrown attacker is a centre forward but was deployed in a left-wing berth for the Gunners in the commanding victory at the City Ground against his former loan employers.
Despite playing out of position, Akpom has spoken out stating that he was happy just to be involved for Arsene Wenger’s men in the cup clash.
“I’d go in goal just to get minutes, just to be involved,” The Sun quote the youngster as saying.
“I didn’t mind being on the wing, I’ll play anywhere the boss wants. I just tried to be as much of a threat as I could.
“We tried to add as much fun as we could but the main thing was to still stay disciplined.”
The 20-year-old is adjudged to be one of the brightest young players coming out of the Arsenal youth ranks and is being tipped to have a big future in the game.
However, Akpom has struggled to get regular minutes at the Emirates Stadium due to the presence of Olivier Giroud, with Lucas Perez’s summer signing adding more competition for places.
The England under-21 striker spent last season on loan at Hull and a similar switch elsewhere may well be his best course of action to get regular playing time this season.
