Mikel Merino: Arsenal training methods unlike anything I've seen before

'It’s something that is amazing, Spanish midfielder says of compatriot, Mikel Arteta's sessions

DEBUT: Arsenal's Mikel Merino 

Mikel Merino says he is seeing football in a different way after his first month or so under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. The Spain midfielder made a belated debut in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League home win over Paris Saint-Germain, having recovered from the shoulder blade fracture sustained in his first training session.

It has been a frustrating time for Merino, who signed from Real Sociedad for €40m at the end of August, and there was delight and relief for him when he came on as a 64th-minute substitute, taking his place alongside Declan Rice. His initial impression of his new club, specifically the intensity and meticulousness of the training, echoes how Rice felt after he joined from West Ham in the summer of last year.