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Mikel Arteta has revealed a strange reason why Ethan Nwaneri made his full Premier League debut against Brentford.
17 years old Nawaneri Impressed with his teammates as the Gunners won 3-1 against the Bees at Gtech on Wednesday.
Bryan Mbeumo gave the hosts an early lead but Gabriel Jesus equalized again before two quickfire goals from Mikel Merino and Gabriel Martinelli sealed victory for Arteta’s side.
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Arsenal legend Martin Keown spoke ahead of the game of the importance of his former side finding a creative spark to overcome the “nightmare behind the scenes” so far this season.
“It’s been a tough start to the season with bad discipline, injuries, Odegaard was a big player and now Saka,” Kevin said ahead of Arsenal’s match with Brentford. “It’s been a nightmare behind the scenes.
“Arteta is trying to make the best of it and there is still time to recover. It has been a difficult season for Arsenal. They haven’t had that consistency. They need to be more creative.
“Their stats from last season are almost the same as this season, just four points less, same goals conceded, one goal less scored. They are on course but they have to improve to be champions. It’s work ahead. is.”
Kevin added: “I was disappointed that Chelsea fell in the last two games. A three-horse race makes it better. But the quality of (Luis) Diaz, (Cody) Gakpo up, Arsenal have to find a little bit more. Needed. If Arsenal’s front three can score more goals… they really need to change and the pressure is on them tonight.
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Baez, speaking after the win against Kevin, said his old side were in contention for the Premier League title.
“Arsenal picked up the intensity, it’s a strong signal from the team,” he said at full-time. “They’re alive and kicking, still alive in this title race. They showed their class in the second half. It was really important for them to win tonight and get the job done.
Kevin Nwaneri was also full of praise, making his first Premier League start for the club on the right-back in place of the injured Saka, and Arteta confirmed after the game that he had been selected because he was the best There was the option, though he had another. A strange and superstitious reason for choosing it.
The Spaniard said: “It was a decision I made because I thought he was the best player to play in a starting position and because there was a story, with his debut here and when he made his debut. League debut (against Brentford in September 2022) and sometimes, that feeling comes and it’s right and then who knows?
Mikel Arteta explained why he took time to integrate Nwaneri into the team.
“Part of that growth, it’s patience. It’s managing disappointment and managing expectations because you expect everything to happen as quickly as previous things happen and it doesn’t.”
“So now we’re building him up and he’s already played a lot of games, a lot of minutes for us for his age and he fully deserves it.”
