The 19-year-old is currently behind Mikel Arteta, Alex Song and Aaron Ramsey in the pecking order at Arsenal.
“Obviously I had a decent start to the season but when players like Alex Song are back, along with Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey, it’s normal that they’ll play because they’re more senior than I am,” he said.
“Aaron and Alex had to wait for their chances in the past and that’s what happens in football.
“You have to be patient and can’t expect to be thrown straight in. You need to keep learning and hope that, when your chance comes, everything goes well.”
“At the moment it’s hard for me to get into the team, no doubt about that,” he added.
“When you aren’t playing, the obvious choice is to go out for a little while and try to get some game time.
“When January comes we’ll see, you never know how things will go, so we’ll look at it then.”
