Mikel Arteta has allayed injury fears over Ethan Nwaneri following Arsenal’s damaging Premier League defeat by West Ham.The highly-rated teenager started on the right of an attack led by Mikel Merino for the injury-hit Gunners in Saturday’s London derby at the Emirates Stadium,

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.

Skelly came on in the second half but did not see the final whistle as he was shown a red card on 73 minutes. Things looked like they could have got even worse when Nwaneri was taken off on 81 minutes,

Mikel Arteta says Ethan Nwaneri is developing faster than Arsenal expected and they want to give him the freedom to express himself on the pitch. Nwaneri has broken into the first-team squad this season and he has already scored seven goals.

Nwaneri was Arsenal's outstanding player as they beat Leicester and he provided his first Premier League assist to break the deadlock

Arsenal have been pleasantly taken aback by Ethan Nwaneri's seamless transition to becoming a first-team regular as Mikel Arteta calls on him to produce consistently

Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri is one of the most talked about young talents at the moment, and he’s sure to be key for the Gunners again in their upcoming game against West Ham.With Bukayo Saka