Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Emile Smith Rowe for changing his lifestyle after the 21-year-old midfielder helped the Gunners to a thoroughly deserved victory over Aston Villa as they moved into the top half of the Premier League table.
Smith Rowe now has two goals and two assists this season and Arteta has been pleased with the development of the academy graduate.
He said: "When you want to take the game to the next level, when you become a real important player in such a big club, that should be the only priority and every detail is important and relevant.
"You have to make him aware of that, you cannot give percentages away that can make big differences and he has changed that.
"There is no complaining, he is just looking forwards, he is really determined, he has changed the way he is living as well a little bit and some of the habits that he had and he's been superb."
"Credit to him and obviously the staff here that are all the time monitoring and build that education with him and he'll only get better.
"He should demand that in his game because he is capable of doing it. I'm pleased that that is developing. He still needs to develop more in other areas as well.
"The other night he wasn't 100 per cent fit but he stepped forward and he wanted to play with a difficult injury that he had.
Smith Rowe has hardly looked back since and is now among the first names on the team sheet with his seniority reflected by the new long-term contract he signed in the summer which was accompanied by the decision to hand him the coveted No.10 shirt.
Arsenal will now host Leeds in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Tuesday before visiting Leicester in the Premier League next Saturday at 12.30pm.