Arsenal told they will regret selling 'top player' after another match-winning performance

Arsenal and have been told they’ll live to regret letting depart by boss .

Despite rising through the ranks in north London to stake what under Arteta, the signing of Martin Odegaard,, saw Smith Rowe fall out of favour and .

The Cottagers, who finished 13th in the last season but have been flying high under Silva this time around - sitting on the same number of points as - pounced on the opportunity to sign £34-million-rated Smith Rowe and .

The 24-year-old was a VAR decision away from a double on Saturday against and has impressed with three goals and two assists so far this campaign. Now, his manager, Silva, thinks that the dynamo’s former employers may regret letting him depart.

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"Sometimes the most expensive ones are the players that don't perform. When you saw him, and we had a small chance to fight to have him here, I told our board that we need to fight with everything we can because we needed a player like him," Silva told Match of the Day.

"Creative in those pocket areas, a player who will score more throughout the season - I don't have doubts - he's a lovely kid, a lovely boy who is going to become a man and improve. He's already a really good player, he's going to be a top player. It's so nice to have a talent like him to work with."

Although Silva suggests that regret may soon set in for Arteta, the Arsenal boss already displayed penitence after Smith Rowe was sold, admitting that he had perhaps failed him.

"I have a feeling like 'argh', that I have not got the best out of him [Smith Rowe]," Arteta stated earlier in the season when asked about the sale of Smith Rowe.

Will Arsenal regret selling Emile Smith Rowe?

"Obviously, a lot of things happened. From my side, it was really sad because I know how those boys feel when they are in that building and how hard everyone works to get them close to the first team, so I feel a huge responsibility to give them the chance.

"I have huge gratitude because he [Smith Rowe] came into the team at a tough moment. I think he was the player that made our supporters and the team click, in a way."

Smith-Rowe will face his former club and be reacquainted with their supporters on December 8 as Arteta’s side travel to Craven Cottage.

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