In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Arsenal just beat PSV with a score of 7-1. Martin Odegaard scored a double, while the other five goals went to Nwaneri, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard and Riccardo Calafiori.
With the destructive victory, Arsenal became the first team in Champions League history to score 7 or more away goals in a knockout match. This gap also helped the Gunners almost have a ticket to the Quarterfinals, despite still having a home second leg.
Against PSV, young player Ethan Nwaneri showed an impressive performance. Instead of covering for the ball, he mainly made runs to create space for his teammates. As a result, the 17-year-old star made only 6 passes, but had 4 shots and scored 1 goal.
After the match, former player Joe Cole believes Ethan Nwaneri is eligible to play for the England team. Joe shared with TNT Sports: For me, he is so good that he does not need to join the U21 team. He's really good. He needs to meet Thomas Tuchel directly, join the England team and have a few minutes on the field. I guess he will be a regular player in the England team for the next 10-15 years.
He has great talent, great spirit, he is at the club at the right time. I would be surprised if Tuchel did not pay attention and put him in the England team. He is a genius, the most interesting football player in England and Europe.
Ethan Nwaneri currently holds the record for the youngest player to play in the Premier League, at the age of 15 years and 181 days. From that time until now, he has shown the right development direction. This season, Ethan has played 27 matches, scoring 7 goals and 1 assist.
