Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is happy with his first weeks in the Premier League.

Sokratis moved to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund last July for an undisclosed fee and since his arrival he has been a key figure at the heart of manager Unai Emery's defence.

"I expected to start every game because I came here to be an important player for the team, and I'm very happy about this," he said.

"I spoke with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang [about joining Arsenal] and they convinced me that this is a club I have to choose. They gave me the feeling that I would be an important player here and that this club works to get better and better in the future.

"In the end it wasn't a hard decision to take."