After defeating Brentford 3-0 on Sunday at the Gtech Community Stadium, Arsenal is back on the winning track. The Gunners defeated the Bees with goals from Fabio Vieira, Gabriel Jesus, and William Saliba.
The game’s high point came in the dying minutes when Ethan Nwaneri, a rookie player who had replaced Fabio Vieira in the 90th minute, set a new Premier League record.
At 15 years and 181 days old, Nwaneri surpasses Harvey Elliott’s previous record of 16 years and 30 days to become the Premier League’s youngest player ever.
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After the game, Opta Stats posted a confirmation of the record on their official Twitter account.
“Ethan Nwaneri (born 2007) is the first player under the age of 16 to ever play in the Premier League at the age of 15 years and 181 days. He is the youngest participant in the competition since Harvey Elliott (16y 30d). Fresh,”
Recall that Arsenal bounced back to win after suffering a demoralizing 3-1 loss to Manchester United by defeating Zurich 1-2 in the UEFA Europa League.
As anticipated, Mikel Arteta rested the majority of the Arsenal starting lineup in order to give some peripheral players crucial playing time. Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos, and Matt Turner were the squad’s notable additions.
Arsenal scored just one goal in the second half to secure all three points after the first half finished in a 1-1 stalemate.