Speaking to the club's official website, Hector Bellerin has opened up on the kinds of changes Mikel Arteta has helped to bring at the Emirates.

What did he say?

The Spaniard took over on a permanent basis as head coach of the Gunners following the sacking of Unai Emery. Despite only getting one win in the Premier League since Arteta's appointment, Bellerin has delivered a far more promising verdict on what the former Manchester City assistant has brought.

He said: "Mikel has always been very tactical in his work and in his whole life, he’s very professional with very clear ideas. It’s very early doors in time. (Mikel) has a new philosophy and the way he has implemented it in the last few games that we’ve played, there’s been a big change.

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"I think sometimes we need to be a bit more efficient in front of goal (but) that’s also something that comes with confidence, when you see that you’re playing better and controlling games better, the goals are something that’s going to come. I’m sure you’re going to see that very quickly.

"The most important thing is to get things right and I think with the coaching that we’re getting and the tactical advice, if we do the things that they’re asking us to do we’re going to be successful."

Promising

As Bellerin alludes to, things will no doubt take some time for the Gunners to improve considerably from where they are right now. After 25 games of the Premier League season, the north London side lay in tenth place in the table - ten points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who of course occupy the final qualification spot for the Champions League.

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Whether Arsenal can somehow claw back their deficit and make it into European football's elite competition for next season is perhaps besides the point with what Arteta is hoping to achieve. Like Bellerin says, the Gunners have to adapt to their Spanish boss' new philosophy, and that can take a fairly long time to happen.

Results may not be immediate, but it should be clear enough in the long-term.

Meanwhile, Arsenal fans are loving this ace's apparent dig at Unai Emery.