Ethan Nwaneri scored his first Premier League goal in Arsenal\'s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest and is still 17, but there are some who believe the club should bring him along even more rapidly considering his talent.
“I am responsible for building a career for him,” Arteta said. “You have to do that brick by brick. Today he put another brick. Now we have to put some cement, make sure it doesn’t get dry so we can put another one and that will stick. Then we put one more layer, one more layer. If you want to put five bricks in a row, believe me, it won’t work. We have to manage not only his expectation but his load as well, which is really important.”
Arteta was previously criticized by some people for giving Nwaneri his debut against Brentford at 15.
Arteta was also asked if he was attempted to play Nwaneri during Martin Odegaard\'s injury absence.
“I’m always tempted,” Arteta said. “He’s giving us all the reasons to play, another reason to put him there. That’s why I play him and not somebody else.”