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It's almost a year to the day since Emile Smith Rowe signed his much-anticipated contract extension with Arsenal. With it came the club's famous No. 10 shirt and a ringing endorsement of his promotion to first-team status within the Gunners dressing room.

Despite having ended the season as Arsenal's second highest scorer and becoming the proud owner of one half of one of the Emirates Stadium's catchiest chants, the ups of the past 12 months have been complimented by their fair share of downs for Smith Rowe.

He began the campaign with eight goals in his first 17 appearances and forced his way into an intimidatingly top-heavy England squad before injuries at the back end of the season robbed him of his rhythm and regular starting place. As he reflects on his first full year as an established member of Mikel Arteta 's Gunners side though, the 21-year-old is keen to focus on the positives as he looks to the next one.

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"I think it’s been a good year," he says. "I signed my new contract and I made my debut for England. So in general, I can obviously be proud of myself and I can be happy with it. But at the same time, I have been quite unfortunate with injuries and stuff. It’s just (about) trying to overcome that now and trying to stay as fit as possible. Hopefully I can get back