Arteta wants to build Nwaneri's career brick by brick but the teenager has already earned the respect and trust of his senior players

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits it is becoming difficult to resist the temptation to throw teenage hot-shot Ethan Nwaneri into the title race. The 17-year-old became Arsenal’s second-youngest Premier League goal-scorer when he climbed off the bench to hit the third in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

By ending their four-game winless run in the Premier League, Arsenal have moved to within one point of Manchester City - who suffered an embarrassing 4-0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the evening kickoff - and six points of Liverpool in the top-flight table before the leaders face Southampton on Sunday.