Ethan Nwaneri in motion. (Photograph by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photographs)
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 might ‘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 objectives and 10 assists in 16 Premier League appearances. Throughout all competitions, that report extends to 9 objectives 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 apprehensive.
Arsenal look virtually sure to be with out Saka for the remainder of the festive schedule.
However the Gunners can’t afford to let their foot off the gasoline, already trailing Premier League leaders Liverpool by six factors with a recreation additional performed.
With that in thoughts, Arteta wants to ensure the absence of Saka doesn’t hit his squad too laborious.
Ethan Nwaneri to fill Saka void for Arsenal?
Keown has backed Nwaneri to assist fill the void, in addition to Gabriel Jesus, who has scored 5 objectives 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 probabilities for his colleagues within the Premier League this season, so he’s clearly going to be a extremely huge 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 might are available in to the entrance line and provides us one thing totally different.
“Jesus has all of a sudden scored 5 objectives in per week, that’s been a very long time coming, so he must maintain that.
“But it surely’s in that closing third the place there wanted to be extra creativity and it might be much less now as you’re shedding the most effective 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 objectives to his title in three EFL Cup appearances.
