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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has admitted he made it difficult for Jakub Kiwior at the club.<\/p>\n

However, Arteta says he is impressed by Kiwior\u2019s progress in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old signed for the Gunners last January from Spezia, but barely featured during the run-in as Arsenal struggled defensively in William Saliba\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

With Saliba reforming his partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes at the heart of the defence, chances had been few and far between, especially in the Premier League, for Kiwior until the turn of the year.<\/p>\n

However, in the absence of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kiwior has demonstrated his versatility by filling in at left-back.<\/p>\n

Kiwior\u2019s promotion to the starting XI has coincided with Arsenal\u2019s blistering run of form which has shot them back into title-winning contention.<\/p>\n

Arteta said: \u201cWe made a decision to bring him in earlier because we believed we were assigned to have the role that he had, but he was going to need time and that was the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made it difficult for him for two reasons: one because he hasn\u2019t played that many minutes, and secondly because we\u2019ve asked him to play in a position that he\u2019s never played in before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he has adapted really well and he is playing better and better, you can tell that he is earning confidence and physically, he is better.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe understands the role much better and he has been really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has admitted he made it difficult for Jakub Kiwior at the club. However, Arteta says he is impressed by Kiwior\u2019s progress in recent weeks. The 24-year-old signed for the Gunners last January from Spezia, but barely featured during the run-in as Arsenal struggled defensively in William Saliba\u2019s absence. 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