Arsenal boss Arteta: Nketiah deserved his chance today

Football
12 Aug 2023 • 11:26 PM MYT
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was delighted with Eddie Nketiah after their 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest.

Nketiah opened the scoring in today's early kickoff.

Arteta said: "Delighted for him because he is a role model. He was a player who was so disappointed not to play the final in the absence of Gabi. The way he was training this week was 'gaffer, if you're not playing me you are blind'. He's a clear example to everybody."

On Gabriel Martinelli, he said: "I saw today that I really liked and I didn't like so much when we played Monaco two weeks ago is that when he gave the ball away how he tracked back.

"This is the defining moment because when Gabi's doing that backwards then forwards he's one of the best players and one of the most dangerous. When plays a different rhythm, no."