👶 Nwaneri does his best Saka impression with landmark UCL goal | OneFootball

👶 Nwaneri does his best Saka impression with landmark UCL goal | OneFootball

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Andrew Thompson·29 January 2025

👶 Nwaneri does his best Saka impression with landmark UCL goal

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Arsenal's Hale End academy looks to have produced another gem as England youth starlet Ethan Nwaneri put the Gunners in front at Girona.

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Looking to guarantee a top-eight finish and automatic progression into the knockout stage, Mikel Arteta's saw themselves go 1-0 down early after Arnaut Danjuma put the hosts in front.


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A converted penalty from Jorginho restored parity before Nwaneri did his best to mimic club star Bukayo Saka with a brilliantly curled effort to give Arsenal the lead before the interval.

With that, the 17-year-old scored on what is his first European start for the club, proving that the Gunners may be in decent hands while Saka remains on the treatment table.


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