Arsenal Transfer News: Lukas Podolski Enjoying Playing With Santi Cazorla; Loan Move for Chuks Aneke

Sep 08, 2012 12:32 AM EDT

Lukas Podolski is certainly enjoying playing alongside Santi Cazorla.

The German international netted his first goal for Arsenal, gleefully accepting an assist from Cazorla, before returning the favour in the Gunners' 2-0 victory over Liverpool - their first two goals of the season.

Cazorla and Podolski have already struck up a good understanding, and with Olivier Giroud, Abou Diaby and Mike Arteta also looking good, the Gunners have shown a certain team cohesion that was missing last season.

"I like Arsenal's style of football and Santi's as well -- I love his style of football, with one or two touches," Podolski said.

"We play (well) together and you could see it here -- he passed for me for the first goal, I passed to him for the second goal.

"But we are only three matches in. We have 35 matches more so we must keep going."

Podolski has been used as a central striker as well as a left-sided forward in Arsenal's three games so far, and the 26-year-old insisted he has no real preference on where he plays. "I play on the left side but you see at Arsenal it is different from the national team," he said.

"At Arsenal, it's a three-point position. I not only play on the line but I can go in the middle and play with Santi and Abou Diaby and Mikel Arteta.

"This is my style of football. I like this but it's not only about one match -- I want to play more of these matches."

Meanwhile, Arsenal announced the decision to send youngster Chuks Aneke on a one-month loan deal to League One side Crew Alexandria.

"Young midfielder Chuks Aneke has joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on a one-month loan deal," the club said in a statement.

"Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Chuks well for his time at the Alexandra Stadium with Steve Davis' newly-promoted team."

Aneke, 19, is seen as one of the brightest talents at the Emirates, and had an impressive preseason campaign for the Gunners. Arsene Wenger will be hoping the loan move, albeit a short one, will help the attacking midfielder turn into a better-rounded footballer.

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