Arsenal boss Unai Emery insists Joe Willock's progress this preseason was always planned.

Willock shone in victory over Bayern Munich this week.

Emery stated, "It's all progress with him because last year he started with us in the pre-season. His performance today is very different to last year, maybe because he knows our idea and spirit better. He's got a very big motivation and a very big ambition individually to make good performances, and he listens a lot to our idea.

"We are speaking a lot to him individually, with Carcedo, with me. I really, really think that he made one more step last year during the season and he finished it very well with us, playing 12 minutes in the final against Chelsea with a big performance. We now want him to take another step more in his capacity to be with us, with a big help in our performance and our idea."