Seeing Ethan Nwaneri in the starting 11 against Preston in the Carabao Cup round of 16 filled my heart. Like many Gooners, I expected Ethan Nwaneri to start Wednesday night, and he did.
Well, as he has in his previous senior Arsenal games, the 17-year-old demonstrated confidence, authority, and maturity. His remarkable strike, which marked his third goal in just his second senior start, likely garnered the most attention.
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Even so, the young Gunner did more than just score; he painted the pitch with his brilliance. He is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. He consistently stands out when on the field, and that was the case Wednesday night, earning the title of man of the match against Preston.
Ethan Nwaneri vs. Preston:
80 minutes
1 goal
Hit woodwork
5 shots
55/56 passes completed
2/3 dribbles completed
As much as we fans want him to play, it’s commendable that he’s also striving to establish himself on the team at every possible opportunity. If he keeps up at this pace, he’ll be a lock to start PL games before the end of the season.
Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Preston was more about the emergence of a new legend, Ethan Nwaneri. What do you think?
Daniel O
Why this kid was not heavily involved against the Saints and Boumeounth we would never know, a glorious opportunity miss to integrate the lad.
Just hoping he doesn’t go the way of Serge Gnabry
Well, his performances have created a stir and have obviously alerted the Arsenal management along with other clubs, I guess.
In Gnabry’s case he was loaned out (to WBA) and then sold to Werner Bremen before going to Bayern Munich eventually so it wasn’t a “straight to BM, and the rest is history” deal as is sometimes thought.
Reports a while ago suggested Arsenal were looking to secure Nwaneri on a bigger contract (£60k a week was mentioned) and I suspect they’ll be doing something about that at the end of the season.