Speaking in a recent interview, Riccardo Calafiori talked up Nwaneri’s potential. Theo Walcott spotted Arsenal’s Nwaneri mistake, but the Italian defender seemed to think that the 17-year-old was on the right path.

Theo Walcott believes Mikel Arteta has been too conservative with his use of Arsenal’s latest teenage sensation Ethan Nwaneri. The 17-year-old has made a significant breakthrough this season and capped another impressive cameo on Saturday with his first ever Premier League goal in a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

Nwaneri is the latest in a long line of Hale End talents to burst onto the Arsenal scene, a list that also includes Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Wilshere, who was previously considered one of England's best prospects during his teenage years.