Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom is determined to take his chance when he gets it after featuring in the 5-0 win against Aston Villa earlier this month.
The 19-year-old was linked with a possible loan move away from Arsenal during the winter transfer window but manager Arsene Wenger decided to keep the youngster at the Emirates until the end of the season.
And days later, the Englishman signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
"It's amazing, it's a striker's dream to play with Santi Cazorla, Tomas Rosicky and those world-class players in the squad," Akpom told the club's official website.
"They care about you on the pitch - they want you to get goals, they're looking for you.
"They're not selfish players. They're good lads as well, genuinely nice people and you can only improve training and playing with those types of players.
"They were [trying to set me up against Aston Villa]. I appreciate that and I've just got to make the right forward runs to score and create opportunities for the team.
"I'm just getting used to it really and I'm just hoping for more minutes and learning every game.
"It's really hard physically, mentally, everything.
"To make the step from the reserves to the first team is really hard as well, so it's going to take a while to get used to but I'm really enjoying it and most importantly I think I'm capable of it."
