[Kaya Kaynak] In his first week on the job at #AFC Mikel Arteta summoned u16 coach Dan Micciche to his office. There was one topic of conversation – 12 y/o Ethan Nwaneri. 5 years later he’s on the cusp of his full debut. This is the story of his development 👇

I’m very excited for this lad’s full debut, but I don’t know how helpful it is for him to be mentioned in the same breath as Foden and Palmer. Let’s not put too much pressure on the lad.

I do wonder if we’ll see a bit more on Nwaneri in the upcoming games. One thing that was noticable in the Atalanta game was a lack of a spark in the final 3rd without Odegaard.

Spurs and City away was no place to brimg him, but against teams who are likely to play a low block and defend deep – his cameos so far suggest he has the talent to make things happen.

A stellar performance tonight and you could argue he deserves a start on Saturday. Either way, our upcoming PL fixtures are kinder than they’ve been in recent weeks, so could see him getting more minutes.

Reads like some DC villain backstory