Ethan Nwaneri in motion. (Picture by Ryan Pierse/Getty Pictures)
Teenage expertise Ethan Nwaneri is the person to assist Arsenal fill the void left by the injured Bukayo Saka.
That’s the view of membership legend Martin Keown, who believes Nwaneri may ‘supply one thing totally different’ for the Gunners.
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Saka has been probably the most efficient gamers within the Premier League this season, registering 5 targets and 10 assists in 16 Premier League appearances. Throughout all competitions, that document extends to 9 targets and 13 assists in 24 video games.
Nevertheless, the England worldwide picked up what seems to be a hamstring harm that has Mikel Arteta very frightened.
Arsenal look nearly sure to be with out Saka for the remainder of the festive schedule.
However the Gunners can not afford to let their foot off the fuel, already trailing Premier League leaders Liverpool by six factors with a recreation further performed.
With that in thoughts, Arteta wants to verify the absence of Saka doesn’t hit his squad too exhausting.
Ethan Nwaneri to fill Saka void for Arsenal?
Ethan Nwaneri in motion for Arsenal this season (Picture by Ryan Pierse/Getty Pictures)
Keown has backed Nwaneri to assist fill the void, in addition to Gabriel Jesus, who has scored 5 targets in his final two video games after managing only one in his earlier 20 this season.
“I don’t know of a participant that has created extra possibilities for his colleagues within the Premier League this season, so he’s clearly going to be a extremely large miss,” former Arsenal centre-back Keown informed talkSPORT.
“It’s as much as somebody to step up, possibly [Ethan] Nwaneri, who has been enjoying within the [Martin] Odegaard position, possibly he may are available to the entrance line and provides us one thing totally different.
“Jesus has all of a sudden scored 5 targets in per week, that’s been a very long time coming, so he must maintain that.
“But it surely’s in that ultimate third the place there wanted to be extra creativity and it could possibly be much less now as you’re dropping among the finest gamers within the Premier League.”
Nwaneri has performed simply 108 minutes within the Premier League this season, scoring as soon as. Nevertheless, the 17-year-old does have three targets to his identify in three EFL Cup appearances.