Ethan Nwaneri was substituted late in Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham on Saturday and asked if there was an injury concern, Mikel Arteta believed the youngster was just struggling with fatigue. It was a bad afternoon for the Gunners as they were beaten 1-0 at home by the Hammers,

Mikel Arteta has allayed injury fears over Ethan Nwaneri following Arsenal’s damaging Premier League defeat by West Ham.The highly-rated teenager started on the right of an attack led by Mikel Merino for the injury-hit Gunners in Saturday’s London derby at the Emirates Stadium,

Ethan Nwaneri has become an important figure for Arsenal in recent months, stepping up to fill the gap left by the injured Bukayo Saka. The teenager, one of the latest talents to emerge from the club’s youth system,