Mikel Arteta has not hidden his admiration for how quickly his new number 14 has adapted to the rigours of English football. Following the 3-0 win against the Cottagers, the manager highlighted the striker's influence on the team's momentum. “He had a great performance,” Arteta said. “I think in Madrid, especially the first half, he was really good, and today, all the minutes that he's played as well, his contribution with the goals, so obviously he was in every action, every attacking action, he was involved, scored two great goals, position-wise, timing-wise as well, something that we've been working on, and yeah, it's going to give him a big boost of energy to him and confidence to the team as well.”