Arsenal shocked the footballing world on Sunday afternoon when Mikel Arteta decided to substitute 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri on for the final minutes of the match against Brentford. His introduction meant that he became the youngest player to ever play in a Premier League match at aged just 15 years and 181 days old.
Arsenal started the season excellently with six wins from seven fixtures which sees the Gunners sit at the top of the table heading into the September international break. This makes the debut of Nwaneri even more impressive due to the fact that he was able to break into such an in-form squad.
But, for him to achieve this landmark it certainly wasn’t an easy feat. There was a lot that had happened behind the scenes for him to finally be introduced on the first-team stage at such a young age.
