Unai Emery is breathing new life into Arsenal and few players appear more rejuvenated than Alex Iwobi. The attacking midfielder was never around long enough to grow tired and weary under Arsene Wenger in the same manner as many of his senior team-mates, but as a young player looking to weave his way towards the epicentre of the squad, the Nigerian international always seemed to lack the necessary drive, belief and purpose when Wenger was at the helm. There were plenty of underwhelming performances, not to mention the off-field fiasco surrounding Arsenal's elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of Nottingham Forest last season, but Iwobi has grown quickly under Emery's guidance, seemingly...
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