Mustafi tips new Gunner Perez to shine

Arsenal newboy Lucas Perez has all of the ingredients to be a huge success at the Emirates this season, according to fellow Gunner Shkodran Mustafi.

Perez and Mustafi both completed big-money moves to the Premier League on transfer deadline day – bolstering Arsene Wenger’s squad for a tilt at the Premier League title this year.

Mustafi, who moved to North London from Spanish side Valencia, has firsthand experience of facing his new Arsenal colleague – with Perez having played for Deportivo de La Coruna last season.

And the German international has described Perez as ‘uncomfortable’ for defenders to play against, due to his barnstorming all-action displays.

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The two new signings faced each other in La Liga last season, with Lucas scoring twice for Deportivo against Valencia.

“He is uncomfortable to play against,” Mustafi said. “He’s a good striker – he has everything a striker needs.

“He’s someone you can play well with. He doesn’t just run around and wait for someone to give him a pass to score a goal. He works a lot for the team as well and he creates chances.

“He’s in the right place at the right time, as he showed last year in La Liga. I played there for two years and I know it’s not that easy to score many goals in La Liga, because you have great defenders there as well.

“I think he’s going to help the team a lot.”