Alexandre Lacazette has impressed since his move from Lyon to Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Arsene Wenger believes Alexandre Lacazette shares many of the qualities that made Ian Wright one of the greatest goalscorers in Arsenal’s history.

The France international has made an impressive start to his Premier League career, scoring goals in the home victories over Leicester City and Bournemouth.

Lacazette, a £52million club-record signing from Lyon, has a long way to go to match Wright’s achievements, but Wenger believes there are definite similarities between the pair.

‘There are similarities,’ the Arsenal manager told Arsenal Player.

Both Lacazette’s Arsenal goals have come at the Emirates Stadium so far (Picture: Getty)
Ian Wright scored 185 goals in his Arsenal career (Picture: Getty)
Ian Wright scored 185 goals in his Arsenal career (Picture: Getty)

‘Maybe Lacazette is a bit less aggressive than Ian Wright but hopefully he will get that because in England you have to survive. Up front is a very difficult position because you get harsh treatment sometimes.

‘He looks to have shrewdness and overall I believe if the team plays well he looks always to be at the end of some interesting movements.

‘I would say the speed of the defenders has improved a lot [from when Wright was playing]. The numbers of defenders you have in front of you has improved as well because today everybody recovers very quickly.

‘What has not changed is that a striker always has to choose the optimum decision in the situation he faces. Maybe there’s less time to make that decision and to execute it. You need always to make intelligent decisions.’

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