
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, but was part of a blunt display as Jarrod Bowen’s close-range header before half-time condemned the hosts to a costly 1-0 loss that is likely to have dealt a major blow to their title hopes.