Nicolas Pepe has self-confessed that he is not happy at Arsenal.

According to the Ivorian, his lack of playing time under Mikel Arteta is frustrating and denies giving his best for the team.

Pepe is the Gunners record signing after acquiring him from Lille for £72million last season. He featured for the London club 37 times last season, out of which nine was from the bench, scoring eight goals in all.

In the current season, he has started in the Europa and League Cup on five occasions and once in the Premier League coming from the bench six times with a goal.

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In an interview with Canal Plus whiles on International duty with Ivory Coast, the no. 19 jersey disclosed that he believes in no ‘super-sub role’ and it is up to him to prove that he does not hold that.

“My goal is to play more. To have a little more playing time,” Ivory Coast winger Pepe told French channel Canal Plus.

“A player who plays is happy. For me, I would like to play a little more to find a smile again.

“He (Arteta) wants me to be 100 per cent focused during the 90 minutes of the match. Afterwards, I see during training that I will be a substitute the following weekend.

“But the coach speaks to me, he also has assistants who are there for that. But it is frustrating for any player to be on the bench.

“A super-sub role? The coach makes his choices. It's up to me to show him that I don't have that role.”