Gervinho feels he's a better player for his first season at Arsenal.

The Ivory Coast winger is determined to build on an impressive debut campaign.

Gervinho, signed from Lille in an £11million deal last summer, said: "I hope to push on personally, also to progress with the team and to showcase my qualities.

"I have learnt lots of things, coming to a new club, being new to the Premier League. I have learnt to adapt on the pitch and, when I think back, also in front of goal.

"I really feel that I've come on a lot, I feel really good in training and I'm ready for my second season."

The 25-year-old accepts he must be able to provide more to the side than just sheer pace down the flanks.

"I may have to change the way I play, mix up my game a bit," he said. "I will have to give even more and raise the bar even higher after my first season here.

"I have got lots of confidence in my own ability and I know I have got to keep up my standards. I will relish the challenge and I really want to show the club and the fans [what I can do] this year."