Arteta has admitted that Nwaneri’s progression has been faster than anyone at Arsenal expected, and he has revealed the two things that have surprised him – confidence and decision-making. He said, as per the Evening Standard: “It (Nwaneri’s development) is probably much faster than we all expected.

Arsenal were toothless in attack from the start and were punished just before half time, as man-of-the-match Aaron Wan-Bissaka sent in a wonderful ball for Jarrod Bowen to meet with a diving header from a few yards out.