Ethan Nwaneri: Mikel Arteta’s ‘intestine feeling’ led to 15-year-old turning into Premier League’s youngest participant | Soccer Information

Mikel Arteta mentioned a “intestine feeling” led him to make Ethan Nwaneri the Premier League’s youngest participant after he introduced the 15-year-old on as a late substitute within the 3-0 win at Brentford.

The midfielder, aged simply 15 years and 181 days previous, took the Premier League report from Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott, who made his English top-flight bow for Fulham aged 16 years and 30 days in Could 2019.

Nwaneri got here on with simply three minutes to go as Arsenal cruised to victory on the Gtech Group Stadium to go prime of the Premier League heading into the worldwide break.

Nwaneri reportedly drew robust curiosity from a clutch of prime Premier League golf equipment, together with Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea.

However Arsenal boss Arteta believes the younger expertise now has an opportunity to show his prowess with the Gunners.

“It was a pure intestine feeling, I met the child and I favored what I noticed,” mentioned Arteta.

“He has educated a few instances with us and I had a sense yesterday that if the chance got here I’d do it.

“However I feel it sends a powerful message about who we’re as a membership. I instructed him yesterday he can be with us and he needed to be prepared. He’s prepared. When he went on I mentioned ‘congratulations and revel in it.

“I do not know what it’s. After I met him, once I checked out him, I had that feeling.”

Arteta insisted Arsenal will proceed to offer first-team possibilities to younger expertise, with the Gunners boss decided to place the membership’s curiosity above all else.

The Spaniard mentioned: “We wish to give alternatives When there’s expertise and persona and when gamers love what they do, and once they don’t have any concern, the doorways are open for them to discover the place they will go.

“All the choices that we take, that I take, are for the membership. It is not for me, it isn’t for the participant.

“It is as a result of we imagine he has a expertise that must be developed extremely within the subsequent few years and we’ll see how we handle that.

“Usually it isn’t us, usually the gamers let you know and so they thoughts you, how far you may go on that.”

Arteta happy to avenge final season’s loss at Brentford

Arteta was additionally completely happy to banish the nightmare of final season’s opening-day defeat at Brentford when his facet have been dismally overwhelmed 2-0, which pre-empted their worst begin to a marketing campaign for 67 years.

However they’re a unique animal this time period and proved it with a strong show as William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira all scored.

“I am actually happy with the efficiency and to win the match and go prime of the league going into the worldwide break.

“Lots of people described that day as embarrassing however I checked out it as a character-building day.

“You must be taught from these moments after which days like at the moment occur. We’re having fun with our soccer.

“It makes me really feel significantly better, as a result of I noticed a crew that performs the way in which we wish to play, the way in which we practice each single day.

“That reveals loads of character and high quality to do what they’ve accomplished on that pitch towards a very good Brentford facet that make groups endure.”

Arteta ‘impressed’ by Vieira on full PL debut

Arteta was additionally delighted by Vieira’s efficiency because the Portuguese midfielder marked his first Premier League begin with a shocking purpose after the 22-year-old joined this summer time for £34m from Porto.

“He is having a great development as a result of he missed pre-season as a result of damage,” mentioned Arteta.

“However we all know his expertise and why we signed him and what he can deliver to the crew. He confirmed his character and his high quality.

“He’s a artistic participant, he must play together with his intuition and we have to create as many eventualities as potential for him. The purpose right here and the way in which he went in regards to the ugly a part of the sport, I used to be actually impressed with.”