Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has rejected criticism of manager Mikel Arteta after he handed a Premier League debut to 15 year-old Ethan Nwaneri.
The midfielder managed three minutes in victory at Brentford to become the Premier League's youngest ever player.
TalkSport pundit Jason Cundy didn't agree with the decision, going on to blast the manager by saying: “Arteta doesn't care about the boy [Nwaneri].
“I think that's a really poor decision. It's about Arteta, all about Arteta. The manager that played the youngest ever player in the Premier League is me'. I think that's self-indulgent. I think it's irresponsible. What's Arteta going to do next week? Pick a 14-year-old? I'm deadly serious here."
However, the aftermath of this, Campbell quickly took to Twitter to defend the Arsenal boss, saying: "What am I hearing here? Cut the c**p Jason, of course he cares about the young lad!
"Ethan Nwaneri has been doing great in the academy and made history in the PL! Not a big problem whatsoever until now Arsenal and Arteta do it!"