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'We have some player there'

Mikel Arteta shakes hands with Ethan Nwaneri
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to the media about 17-year-old goalscorer Ethan Nwaneri: "He did it yesterday in training too, so we're getting used to that.

"He's a big talent, he's got the right attitude, he's got the right players and context around him and we need to make sure that we put brick by brick in the right tempo, in the right order, but we have some player there.

"He's going to really dictate how fast that's going to go, but I'm really, really happy with him.

"There's so much personality there. He wants to impose himself, he wants every ball, he wants to make things happen. Outside around the boy, he's still a bit quiet, as is usual for a 17-year-old.

"But he's very respectful, his work ethic is tremendous and he loves what he does, you can tell that. I think he is showing every day what he is capable of. You see his teammates, they are giving him the ball all the time, that's a great sign. So we have some player there."

On Gabriel Jesus: "It's been a long time [since he scored].

"I think it's going to unlock that thing mentally and [he can] move on, but I think he had a good performance tonight."