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Arsenal will soon see best of Partey, says Arteta

Partey joined Arsenal on transfer deadline day for 50 million euros ($59.76 million) but injuries have limited him to just 16 appearances this season

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said Thomas Partey was not rushed back from a thigh problem this season as he backed the Ghanan midfielder to put his injury woes behind him and hit top gear.

Partey joined Arsenal on transfer deadline day for 50 million euros ($59.76 million) but injuries have limited him to just 16 appearances this season.

Partey injured his thigh in November but returned for the 2-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in December, a game in which he pulled up shortly before halftime with a recurrence of the problem. He was sidelined until January.

"He ticked every box to be able to play," Arteta said. "After every injury there is a risk for a period, whether it is five days, a week... three weeks depending on the load that the player is exposed to.

"But it was a really specific action where he just overstretched the area going to the floor and got his foot trapped," Arteta added. "Before the game you cannot know that would have been the way.