Mika Biereth uses Arsenal rule to fuel ultimate desire as Motherwell star insists he doesn't fear a 'b*********'

Arsenal’s giant Brazilian defender Gabriel smashed him on his first day at training.

But it didn’t stop Mika Biereth going back for more. And it’s that attitude he believes will one day get him in Mikel Arteta’s first team at the Emirates. The 20-year-old striker is on loan at Motherwell, with Gunners academy chief Per Mertesacker monitoring his every move. Biereth is the Fir Park club’s star man right now after firing six goals in 12 games despite an eight week injury lay-off.

The Danish Under-21 cap was snapped up by Arsenal after being prolific in Fulham’s youth team. There is a genuine belief from everyone associated with the London club that he has the potential to be their future No.9. And Biereth won’t stop trying to make that happen. His old strike partner Folarin Balogun was sold to Monaco for almost £30million in the summer because he couldn’t get past the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah in Arteta’s line-up.

That’s the challenge facing Biereth. But like his early clash with centre-back Gabriel, he won’t shy away from it. As he prepared to face Rangers at Fir Park today, he said: “It’s difficult to get into that first team at Arsenal. At any of the really big clubs in the world, if they don’t have a player for a certain position they can go and spend £100m for one. So it’s not a failure if you don’t make it at Arsenal. Of course my No.1 objective is to get into their first team. But maybe I’ll get a move somewhere else, whether that’s another loan or permanent. Going a level below at 20 years old wouldn’t be a massive failure. Flo had to move on. He’s 22 but we played together for the Under-21s at Arsenal.

“He went to Middlesbrough, Reims and now Monaco. His rise has been really quick. He’s a great