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Mikel Arteta accused of 'mismanagement' at Arsenal for playing 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri
Mikel Arteta might just have been 'trying to keep a young superstar happy' while criticising the Arsenal manager for handing Ethan Nwaneri a Premier League debut. Nwaneri came off the bench during the Gunners' win over Brentford at the weekend to take Harvey Elliott's record of being the youngest player in the history of the division.Aged 15 years and 181 days, Nwaneri's appearance has unsettled Murphy who is sure that the club must have other youth prospects who are further along in their development. READ MORE: Arsenal's youngest Premier League player still way off Freddy Adu's insane debut age "I am not convinced it is the best move for a young player, I am really not," Murphy said on talkSPORT."I have seen superstars come on the scene at a young age and thrive and go on and carry on, but there has also been a lot who have fallen by the wayside."He is obviously a super-talent, doing well in training and impressing everybody, but surely they have got other 18, 19 and 20-year-olds who are further ahead in their development who could have gone on the bench. Do you think Mikel Arteta made a mistake? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below. "I think he is probably trying to keep a young superstar happy."Nwaneri god the nod from Arteta having impressed with both his ability and personality, also earning praise from academy boss Per Mertesacker and technical director Edu.Arteta said: "It was a pure gut feeling.
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Arsenal's youngest Premier League player still way off Freddy Adu's insane debut age
Arsenal's youngest ever Premier League player was still way off former wonderkid Freddy Adu's insane debut age.Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history on Sunday as he came off the bench late on against Brentford at the age of 15 years and 181 days old. The teenage midfielder broke the previous record set by Harvey Elliott back in May 2019, when he played for Fulham aged 16 years and 30 days.However, Nwaneri is still comfortably older than Adu, who made his senior debut for DC United at the age of 14 years and 313 days back in April 2004.READ MORE: 'Lord' Bendtner's bizarre connection to royalty and story behind cult hero's nicknameThe one-time football prodigy, who was labelled "the next Pele" early in his career, had been drafted into the MLS earlier that same year.As the hype built around Adu, he went on trial with a host of European giants including Manchester United, where Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly offered to take him out to dinner.However, the American forward failed to realise his potential after joining Benfica aged 18 for over £1million and has gone on to play for 14 clubs across nine different countries.Who is the most promising talent currently playing for your club? Let us know in the comments section below.His nomadic career has included spells in France, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, Serbia, Finland and most recently Sweden.
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