Blackburn loanee Cozier-Duberry out to hit ground running

Amario Cozier-Duberry was on the bench for Arsenal against Sevilla in the Champions League and against Brentford in the Carabao Cup last season

Amario Cozier-Duberry hopes the international break will help him get up to speed at new club Blackburn Rovers.

The 19-year-old attacker left Arsenal in the summer, turning down a new contract after finding first-team opportunities limited under manager Mikel Arteta.

The England youth winger then moved to Brighton on a four-year deal before joining Rovers on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day.

Cozier-Duberry told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I've been enjoying it. The training standard is really high, it’s really intense. It’s definitely what I needed."

After being an unused substitute for the derby game at Burnley last Saturday and with no game this weekend, Cozier-Duberry will hope to feature for the first time when Rovers welcome Bristol City to Ewood Park on 13 September.

He said: "I am happy to be here. I am hoping to settle down and get started.

"Burnley was a great atmosphere to be a part of and I was grateful to be a part of that game.

"We’re all working hard in training. We’ll try and reach as high as we can this season and see what happens."

Cozier-Duberry follows a trio of Brighton loanees who have made their mark at Rovers in recent seasons and said: "Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Moran and Yasin Ayari all had good loans here and spoke very well about Blackburn.

"I was definitely happy to pick here. It’s a big club with big history. I am excited. It’s a big season for me, hopefully I can hit the ground running and show the Rovers fans what I can do."