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Micah Richards makes bold prediction about Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri after watching him against Leicester
Despite only being 17-years-old, Ethan Nwaneri picked up yet another Player of the Match award for Arsenal against Leicester City.
Nwaneri lasted the full 90 minutes for Arsenal in their 2-0 win, somethin꧙g he hasn’t done too often under Mikel Arteta to date.
Arteta has ꦬalways been careful to introduce the likes of Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly slowly, although that process has had to be hastened this season owing to injuries.
Heading into the ‘business end’ of the season, both Nwaner💎i and Lewis-Skelly are currently guaranteed starters for Arteta, a sign of their talent and strong mentality.
Ian Wright was amazed by Lewis-Skelly against Leicester, 🃏and well, it’s almost hard to ⛄avoid praise for his fellow Hale End Academy graduate.
Micah Richards thinks Ethan Nwaneri can become a striker for Arsenal
Speaking on ‘The Rest is Football’ podcast, Micah Richards couldn’t stop praising Nwaneri, a performಞance against Leicester that he described as ‘dazzling’.
And intﷺerestingly, when prompted by Gary Lineker, Richards conc𒆙luded that Nwaneri could be a striker for Arsenal long-term.
Richards began: “Oh, he’s dazzling, isn’t it? Scintillating. The way he 🔴moves, his confidence, his left foot.
“I mean, we’ve eulogised about Saka many times, but he’s realꦑly come to the fore at the right time. Wh🍬at a player. 17 years of age.
“His technique.📖 He was the best player on a pitch by far. You know, all he was missing was 𒁏a goal, really.”
Lineker said:🐻♊ “Where does he play when Saka’s fit?”
Richardsಌ: “I’d put him up front. I’d put him up front.”
Lineker: “I think he can play anywhere up top.”
Richards: “Correct. Put him [there] because of how Arsenal play, the like players who can 💝press, the like players who can link. Havertz has done that role.
“We all think Haver🔯tz is better as a 10. I think he’s got that. And they can switch positions, him and Saka, the way they go in and o💃ut.
“But he’s a real talent. He’s a real, real talent. I just hope he has no bad injuries 🥀or anything like that – keeps focused because Arsenal have got another o♉ne.”
Mikel Merino deserves to start as Arsenal’s striker against West Ham
Of course, it still feels as if Nwaneri would be best placed on the right for Arsenal right now, even if they are searching for a strik🌠er.
William Saliba was impressed with Mikel Merino as a striker coming off of the bench against Leicester on Saturday, ♉and the Spaniard has surely now earnedꦆ a start after his two goals.
In that scenario, Raheem Sterling should be the one sacrificed, who continues ♍to underwhelm in an Arsenal shirt.
It’s not through lack of trying, but Sterling simply hasn’t been able to replicate the levels he’s often producಌed in the Premie😼r League in the past.
And interestingly, Ga💖ry Neville has a🍬 theory why Sterling is struggling so much of late.
