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Thomas Partey admits he found it 'difficult' to adapt to Arsenal's style of play following £45m move from Atletico Madrid but Ghanaian insists he is now getting used to the Premier League after Rio Ferdinand slammed injury-hit midfielder

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has revealed he experienced 'a difficult moment' adapting to how the club play but insists his side will see the best of him with time.

The Ghana midfielder joined the club in the summer after they activated his £45million release clause at Atletico Madrid on deadline day.

However, the 27-year-old has started just 10 Premier League games this season with three separate injuries to his thigh, hip and hamstring keeping him out of 17 fixtures across all competitions already this season.

Thomas Partey admits he found it difficult to adapt to Arsenal's style of play after joining
The Ghanaian arrived for u00a345m but has missed 17 games already this season through injury

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand slammed Partey as never being fit earlier this week, but the midfielder insists his fitness issues were part of his adaptation to English football and that he is now ready to kickstart his Arsenal career.