Emile Smith Rowe is desperate to make an impact on the Premier League title race as the Arsenal star opened up on the most frustrating season of his career.
The forward scored in his first start for club or country since June on Saturday as England’s Under 21s beat France in a European Championship warm-up.
Groin surgery in September, on a tendon problem that had blighted him for four years, brought his campaign to a halt and Smith Rowe has not forced a way back into Mikel Arteta’s starting XI since returning.