Mikel Arteta has hinted that he could soon hand a first Premier League start to either Myles Lewis-Skelly or Ethan Nwaneri.
The pair of academy graduates have been heavily involved in the Arsenal first team this season. Between them they’ve made a combined eight appearances, with two of those coming as starters.
Nwaneri has long been ear-marked as a star at Arsenal, and has impressed in cameos against Leicester and Bournemouth when the Gunners have been chasing the game. Lewis-Skelly, meanwhile, was given a huge vote of confidence on Tuesday night when he was chosen ahead of Oleksandr Zinchenko to replace the injured Riccardo Calafiori.
With Martin Odegaard out injured and several players missing in the back line, many have argued that Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly should be thrown in from the start against Liverpool. Speaking ahead of the top of the table clash, Arteta admitted it’s something he’s considering.
