Waching daily Oct 2 2018

Alex Iwobi claims counting the calories will help him pull his weight at Arsenal this season.

Gunners boss Unai Emery wants more goals from the winger, who came off the bench to have

a hand in both as his side beat Watford on Saturday.

He said: "Scoring that first goal made me realise how much I wanted to establish myself

here.

I celebrated by going to Nando's with my family.

"I love a Nando's – sometimes I go there incognito so people don't notice me.

Obviously, the main thing is that the team do well, but if I can get a few more goals

that would be a bonus.

"I'm working every day in training.

The main thing the boss stresses with me is to get into those positions to score.

"He's happy with me getting into those positions and the next step is converting

the chances.

I've lost a bit of weight because of the intense training, and it's made me a bit

sharper."

Iwobi said: "The boss basically told me that if something doesn't work, just to

keep going and don't dwell on it.

"He's told me to stop being so critical and to just keep trying no matter what happens,

no matter if things don't go as I want them to.

"That's given me a lot more confidence to try a few more things, like beat a player,

to shoot more.

I'm always ready to get on the ball a bit more.

I'm more positive and confident with the ball."

After a tricky start to the season when they struggled to get to grips with Emery's new

system, Arsenal are suddenly flying on a seven-match winning streak.

Iwobi said: "Unai has instilled a winning mentality.

We're just ready to fight in every game, not just to fight for ourselves but for the

coaching staff and the fans too.

We want to win every game."