Eddie Nketiah has undoubtedly surpassed most of the expectations placed on his shoulders after the Arsenal striker was brought into the starting XI following an injury to Gabriel Jesus. Since the Premier League resumed after the World Cup, the 23-year-old has scored four goals in six games and has proven he can fill the shoes of Jesus, despite the latter's tantalising link-up play.
After an impressive showing towards the end of last season which placed his future in doubt, Nketiah signed a new five-year contract at Emirates Stadium in June before Arsenal acquired Jesus from Manchester City later that summer.
Jesus, as expected, was the number one option in attack ahead of Nketiah until he suffered a serious knee injury which required surgery at the World Cup. A timeline of 2-3 months was set for his recovery which meant Nketiah was once again the man tasked to fill in.
