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Evening Standard
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Simon Collings

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta reveals why Ethan Nwaneri handed first Premier League start at Brentford

Mikel Arteta hailed Ethan Nwaneri for starring against Brentford and dismissed suggestions that a sickness bug in the Arsenal camp led to the 17-year-old making his first Premier League start.

Nwaneri was picked to start a Premier League game for the first time in his career on New Year’s Day as Arsenal travelled to the Gtech Community Stadium.

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