Arsenal have a top 19-year-old who’s been likened to Eduardo, surely first-team bound – TBR View

Sat 5 March 2022 7:15, UK

Arsenal academy striker Mika Biereth contꦇinues to dazz♛le for the Gunners Under-23s.

This season, the 19-year-old has registered seven🐽 goals and four assists from 17 Premier League 2 appea💛rances.

And on Friday, Biereth delivered in a k𒀰ey PL2 game – the north London derby against rivals Tottenham.

The Denmark youth internat🔯ional got an assist aꦬnd forced an own goal as Arsenal ran out winners over Spurs.

Kevin Betsy’s you🧸ng Gunners took the lead at Meadow Park after just 17 ꦓminutes.

Biereth disp🧜ossessed Matthew Craig and 🦩bore down on goal.

He could’ve gone for goal, but instead he unse🌄lfishly squared for Marcelo Flores to tap into the empty net.

Just seven minutes later, Biereth played a huge part in gettingꦓ Arsenal’s second.

Flores fi⛦red a low cross from the left towa🐼rds Biereth at the near post.

Tobi Omole, under pressure from the Gunners acꦦe, deflected the ball into the roof of the Spurs net.

The visitors pulled 🧜a goal back through Alfie Devine on 32 minutes and could’ve easily got more in the second half.

However, Arsenal stopp🍷er Hubert Graczyk was in inspired form, keeping out multiple Tottenham effꩲorts.

The Gunners also finished with a man advantage as Craig p𝕴icked up a red card in the 73rd minute.

It proved a crucial win for Arsena🧜l besides bragging rights, as it stopped a run of thr🌺ee games without a win.

Biereth was actually absent for the Gunners’ last two PL2 game🉐s, testament to how much he makes the team better.

Fans have previously compared him to , and .

And with Eddie Nketiah likely to leave Arsenal in summer, surely Biereth will be first-🌌team bound next term.

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