Some players just have ‘it’. Mikel Arteta detected Ethan Nwaneri has something special in their initial interactions.
They left Arsenal’s manager with ‘the gut feeling’ that the schoolboy would be ready to become the Premier League’s youngest player, aged just 15 years and 181 days, against Brentford on Sunday.
Others have seen it as Nwaneri has risen through Arsenal’s ranks. Some have been left so convinced by what they have witnessed that if Nwaneri (pronounced Wan-yeri) doesn’t make it at Arsenal it will leave them scratching their heads and questioning the game.