Danny Welbeck happy with display against Aston Villa... but warns Premier League defenders he is yet to hit top form
- Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck scored his first goal for his new club against Aston Villa on Saturday
- England ace Welbeck starred in Arsene Wenger's 3-0 win at Villa Park
- Welbeck sealed a £16m move to Arsenal from Manchester United
- The 23-year-old has been nicknamed 'Wele' after he opened his goalscoring account
Danny Welbeck has warned Arsenal's title rivals he is just warming up after opening his Gunners account.
The £16million striker bagged his first goal for the club in their 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday.
Villa's bright start was wiped out in just over three first-half minutes as Mesut Ozil and Welbeck scored before Aly Cissokho's own goal.
Danny Welbeck has admitted he is still getting to know his new team-mates following his move to Arsenal
Mesut Ozil (left) and Welbeck (right) both managed to get on the scoresheet against Aston Villa on Saturday
England striker Welbeck was mobbed by his new team-mates after opening his Arsenal account at Villa Park
MC Boyadee has labelled Danny Welbeck 'Wele' on the back of the England striker's goal against Aston Villa
Welbeck set up Ozil's opener for the German's first goal of the season as he answered the critics who had called for him to be dropped.
The World Cup winner had been lambasted for his performance in the 2-0 Champions League defeat at Borussia Dortmund last week.
But he also teed up Welbeck and the 23-year-old believes now he has settled at the Emirates Stadium he will only improve.
'I've not had as many training sessions as I would have liked to but I'm starting to know the other players a lot better. In time I'm sure the understanding will be positive,' the former Manchester United star told the club's official site.
Welbeck is hoping to build on his first Arsenal goal since sealing a move to Arsenal for £16million
Wenger singled out Ozil and Welbeck for praise after Arsenal's 3-0 win against Paul Lambert's side
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'It was a good team performance and we started really well. We moved the ball and got in behind them at times - that was the difference.
'We knew facing Aston Villa would be difficult. There's never an easy game in the Premier League. Once we took our first goal we looked in control of the game.'
The Gunners were untroubled once they had raced into the lead and boss Arsene Wenger was delighted with Ozil and Welbeck's contribution.
'In the second half it was a possession game, a controlled game, because they didn't come out too much,' he said.
'Overall it's still a convincing win where Welbeck and Ozil scored and that's important as well.'
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