London - Arabstoday
Arsene Wenger is confident new signing Mikel Arteta can have an instant impact when Arsenal look to kick-start their Barclays Premier League campaign against Swansea at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow. The 29-year-old Spaniard, understood to have accepted a pay cut to force through his £10million deadline-day switch from Everton, is in line to make his Gunners debut along with Germany defender Per Mertesacker. Fellow recent arrivals Yossi Benayoun, on a season loan from Chelsea, Brazil full-back Andre Santos and South Korea captain Park Chu-young, provided his visa clearance comes through, could all feature in the squad. Wenger cannot wait to get back into action as his men aim to get the 8-2 thrashing at Manchester United out of their system with a convincing performance against the Swans.