Arsenal news: ‘How can Ethan Nwaneri be so level-headed and calm?’

Former Premier League striker Glen Murray says Arsenal winger Ethan Nwaneri is “everything that Raheem Sterling isn’t” currently.

Sterling was substituted early in the second half of Saturday’s 2-0 win at Leicester, while 17-year-old Nwaneri impressed on the left wing and created Mikel Merino’s opener with a fine cross.

“He does look like the next one off the rank at Arsenal to be a real big star,” Murray told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily podcast.

“Everything that Raheem Sterling isn’t at the minute, Nwaneri is. He has youthful exuberance, confidence, a constant threat.”

Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history when he made his debut as a 15-year-old two season ago, but is enjoying a breakout campaign and has stepped up in the absence of senior players, such as Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus.

“He does not look fazed by anything,” added former Tottenham and Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown.

“He has that maturity already of understanding what he can bring and do.

“That’s the joy for me. How can he be so level-headed and calm when he’s doing what he’s doing at his age?”

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