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Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri was again the star attraction after a dazzling showing against Leicester City.
Arsenal managed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, and Ethan Nwaneri was the driving force behind it.
In the first half, when the rest of his teammates looked like they were still getting off the bus, he was a menace with the ball at his feet, offering real drive and tenacity going forward, and while the Gunners didn't look like scoring, if they were to, it was going to be Ethan's doing.
His long, winding runs and willingness to play direct when running at the Leicester defense caused all sorts of problems. Plus, he rattled the crossbar twice as well.
If that wasn't enough, he played a major role in the Gunners taking the lead with just 10 minutes to go as he picked up the ball and clipped it in delightfully for Mikel Merino and the Spaniard headed home with authority.
Whenever Ethan plays, it seems that he has not only positive contributions to the team, but ones that tilt the scales of the game in Arsenal's favor, as it did against the Foxes.
His delightfully clipped in ball that found Merino was sublime and in a game where something special needed to happen, it wasn't Odegaard or Rice who provided it, it was the 17-year-old who is starting to come into his own that delivered the piece of magic to send Arsenal on its way.
It is now game after game that Nwaneri continues to impress to the point where he could nearly be a locked-in starter for the rest of the campaign.
But given his age, it is also on Arteta's mind not to overuse the teenager despite the lack of attacking options. However, when he puts on a show as he did against Leicester, you can't help but want him in the lineup because he wants to make things happen.
The biggest thing now is that the Gunners must be careful not to overuse the teenager and given the current injury issues, it will be hard to give him a breather. But conversely, given that Nwaneri is the hot hand right now, it might make sense to keep playing him. Let Ethan loose on the Premier League for the remainder of the season - he is box office.