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Arsenal U21 boss Mehmet Ali thinks Ethan Nwaneri is a ‘ruthless’ youth talentAston Villa handed the Arsenal Under-21 side a 5-3 defeat on Monday night but Mehmet Ali feels Ethan Nwaneri showed he is a ‘very ruthless’ talent.
The 17-year-old gave the Gunners a late spark of life with a brace to reach 10 goals in 11 Premier League 2 outings this season.
Nwaneri was in the thick of the action all night at Meadow Park as Ali’s team fell to a defeat. Ismeal Kabia even sought to cross to the midfielder when the ball ricocheted off the Villans’ Aidan Borland.
The own goal broke the deadlock in the eighth minute of the PL2 encounter.Arsenal continued to pepper the Aston Villa net with chances of Nwaneri’s making, despite their guests opening a 5-1 lead.
The Hale End hero ultimately reduced the deficit in the 87th minute. Nwaneri curled his long-range, first-time attempt into the top, left corner of the net.A solo run from Reuell Walters then allowed Kabia to cross into Nwaneri for his brace in the final seconds.
But despite Aston Villa dealing the Arsenal U21 side a 5-3 defeat, head coach Ali adored what Nwaneri offered his junior Gunners in and around the Villans’ penalty box.
“Ethan’s got a very ruthless streak in him when it comes to scoring goals,” Mehmet told the official Arsenal website.“He’s got very good finishing, which he’s shown at [the] 21s level, which is really pleasing.
He also needs to look at what he can do to improve and aspire to get into our first-team.”
