BACK ON TOP!
Gunners beat Brentford to return to Premier League summit
ARSENAL returned to the top of the table with a 3-0 victory at Brentford yesterday — and introduced the Premier League’s youngest player in the process.
Ethan Nwaneri, aged 15 years and 181 days, came on in the closing moments to break the record set by Harvey Elliott for Fulham in 2019. Arsenal were home and dry by then thanks to goals from William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira.
Boss Mikel Arteta said of Nwaneri’s selection: ‘I told him yesterday that I wanted him to experience how it is to be in the team hotel, do a preparation, and that he had to be ready. The boy just looks in your eyes and he’s ready.’
In yesterday’s other match, Everton « beat West Ham 1-0 to record their first win of the season.
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