Mikel Arteta has spoken about his decision to bring Ethan Nwaneri on for his Premier League debut at the age of 15 years, 181 days, becoming Arsenal and the league's youngest ever player.
He broke Cesc Fabregas' Arsenal record when coming on to the pitch in the 90th minute, having impressed Arteta so far when training with the first team squad. With his age, it would normally be expected for an Arsenal youngster to train at the team's Hale End base, but such is his talent the attacking midfielder has been brought in to train with the first team at London Colney.
Arteta has been sufficiently impressed to bring the player in to his matchday squad and giving a debut to the player who is eligible for Nigeria through his parents. After the match against Brentford, the Gunners boss revealed that he gave the player his chance following a strong recommendation from academy boss Per Mertesacker.
