Wenger : ‘We can make Welbeck a better player’

Arsène Wenger has hailed new signing Danny Welbeck - and says he can become an even better player at Arsenal.

 “Danny Welbeck is an ideal signing for us because he can play through the middle, which I think is his best position, but as well on the flanks.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he would not have signed striker Danny Welbeck on transfer deadline day had he been in the country.

The 23-year-old left boyhood club Manchester United in a £16m switch to the Gunners while Wenger was away in Rome for a charity game.
Wenger said: "If I'd stayed at home he wouldn't be here now."
But now that Danny is here he can become a better player, the performance against Switzerland underlined Welbeck's quality and he is confident the 23-year-old can make an immediate impact at the club.
Wenger said “His qualities are his team attitude and his pace as well. As you could see with England, his goalscoring too. When you analyse his game you think he has the qualities to play through the middle.
He was at Man United, where he had many big stars, and he is a player who is very versatile so he had to make room sometimes for players to play through the middle. But if you analyse in an objective way his qualities, I think he has the perfect style to play through the middle.
He can make himself a better player [here] because I can help him. He's a young boy, he's not 24 yet and let's not forget that some players who arrived here at the age of 23 made huge careers here so I hope we can contribute and help him.”
Wenger is yet to decide if Danny would start against Manchester city on Saturday. Below are pictures of Welbeck in training.

Welbeck and Chambers in action

Welbeck's excellent control