Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri broke a Premier League and division one record on Sunday when he became the youngest player in the competition's history to make an appearance. At 15-years-and-181-days old, the midfielder joined the first-team squad after a myriad of injuries.
With a thin squad at his disposal, Mikel Arteta had to turn to his youth ranks to be able to fill his options for the clash with Brentford. After three goals and a seemingly comfortable performance, the Spaniard decided in stoppage time to give him a taste of the action.
On making the switch, he said afterwards: "It was a pure gut feeling. I met the boy (and) really liked what I saw. Per Mertesacker and the academy staff are giving me really good information, Edu as well. I met him, he’s trained a couple of times with us.
