Ghana international Thomas Partey has said that the battle between Arsenal’s midfield to get into the starting line-up will elevate his team to a level required for winning the Premier League title.
Partey has come back from an injury-ridden season which saw him first suffer with a groin injury, and then a hamstring problem.
Following the recurring injuries, he was absent from October to March and only started nine league matches.
But now he is fit and ready to take on Declan Rice and Jorginho for a spot in the middle of the park.
‘We have a lot of players in that position. Jorgi is playing good, I am playing good. Dec is there, Martin (Odegaard) too,” Partey said.
‘We also have other players who can come in and make a difference. We have to compete against each other and at the end of the day it is the Mister (Arteta) who decides.”
‘With this kind of competition, we can get to the level that we want to be at.’
On his previous injury woes, he said: ‘It’s life! Things happen and sometimes they are things you cannot control.
‘I have to keep going and keep fighting. Every time I fall I have to get up and fight back. That is the mentality I have. I also think that any time I can help the team, that is what I have to do.
‘I am doing my best to be more consistent and stay fit. It is an everyday job. I cannot give up and need to keep going.’
