Former England midfielder Joe Cole is reluctant to put pressure on Arsenal’s highly-rated forward Ethan Nwaneri, but admitted he found the 2-0 win at Leicester City to be similar to Lionel Messi.
The game at the King Power Stadium was another game in which the 17-year-old was the standout performer in the first half and in the second half, assisting Miguel Moreno’s opener before the Spain midfielder added his second.
“He doesn’t have to touch the ball too many times คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย in and around the box,” Cole told Ufabet Sports. “I hate to say it, but he looks like Messi, I have to say it,” he said, before stressing he didn’t want to put more pressure on Nwaneri.
“The one thing I would say, and he’s already had a hamstring injury this year, Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have to protect him.
“They’re chasing the game now. I imagine there will have been conversations where they say ‘we need to make sure he’s ready for next week’. You don’t want him to get into the same situation where it’s like a Michael Owen and he’s reliant on him.”
Meanwhile, team-mate Jurrien Timber told Match of the Day about Nwaneri and Miles Lewis-Skelly, saying: “You almost forget they’re so young. They’re really good at their age. They’re both on a different level and there’s no limit.”