Granit Xhaka has heaped reward on Arsenal history-maker Ethan Nwaneri and says the ‘very particular’ Gunners starlet has a ‘massive, massive future’ forward of him.
Nwaneri, 15, grew to become the youngest participant in Premier League historical past when he featured in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Brentford on Sunday.
The Arsenal academy star, who was born in March 2007, beat the document beforehand held by Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott.
Xhaka has joked he had combined feelings about seeing a participant virtually 15 years youthful than him play within the Premier League, with even the Brentford gamers stunned by the teenager.
However Swiss midfielder Xhaka, who's having fun with a revival at Arsenal, insists ‘very particular’ expertise Nwaneri has the world at his ft.
Xhaka mentioned: ‘We now have to test the passport first! I'm joking. To have a man who's 15 and is almost 15 years youthful than me.
‘He appears previous once I see him, however the membership could be happy with a participant like him. He has an enormous future. I'm doing my teaching licence and I've skilled the under-16s.
‘You possibly can see an enormous distinction with him and the opposite guys. He's very, very particular.
‘You need to defend him as he's very younger but when he retains going like this along with his onerous work he has an enormous, massive future.
‘It’s not solely me that feels previous. I spoke with one Brenford man and I advised him this man was 15 and he checked out me and mentioned: “f*** me, we're wanting previous!”
‘When you will have 15 years distinction you suppose “OK, the time just isn't gone however it's on the best way”. However we're having fun with him, he's having fun with us as he has the standard.
‘He's not with us quite a bit in coaching. I've perhaps seen him twice or 3 times now.
‘He's very shy, after all, however the time will come when he might be extra with us however it's important to defend him and assist him.
‘Soccer just isn't every thing for him and for us however sure, the membership will assist him and the skilled gamers have to assist him.’
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed his pleasure at seeing 15-year-old Nwaneri make Premier League historical past.
He mentioned on BBC’s Match of the Day: ‘I’m so happy with that for Arsenal. To get within the crew at that stage, some individuals may suppose it’s a stunt, however these individuals – Mikel, Per, Edu – will not be placing him in there for a joke.
‘They’re not going to convey individuals in only for the sake of it. They suppose very extremely of him, he was enjoying for the U18s when he was 14.
‘What I feel this does is shipped a large message to the opposite academy gamers and reveals them all of them have an opportunity of enjoying in that first crew.’
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, in the meantime, mentioned a ‘intestine feeling’ led him to deciding to convey Nwaneri into the first-team squad.
‘It was a sense that I had yesterday, I don’t know why,’ Arteta mentioned after his Arsenal facet clinched their sixth win from seven Premier League video games this season.
‘The primary day I met him I regarded him in his eyes and everybody was telling me about him, Per was telling me about him, and due to the accidents we solely have 12 or 13 senior gamers yesterday to place within the squad and we determined to convey him, and that’s it.
‘It’s only one step and all of the steps in your profession will not be ahead and it's important to know that. You possibly can go ahead then backwards after which forwards. You fall, you return – that’s, sadly, this trade and the soccer profession of any participant.’
Following the worldwide break, Premier League leaders Arsenal return to motion towards north London rivals Tottenham on October 1.
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