'We absolutely adore him' - Mikel Arteta sends message to Arsenal contract rebel
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Eddie Nketiah’s patience this season and says everyone at the club ‘absolutely adores’ the striker.
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Eddie Nketiah’s patience this season and says everyone at the club ‘absolutely adores’ the striker.
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The way we started we were electric. We were so determined, incisive, scored two good goals and created chances and didn’t allow anything to happen around our box. And after that the red card presented a different match. They completely changed their behaviour and how they were set up and we had to manage that in a different way. For a lot of phases we did well but we needed to score the third goal and we had the chances to do that. Then the accident happened when we conceded a set piece goal and then some nerves had to be handled.
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal “absolutely adore” Eddie Nketiah after the forward, whose contract expires in the summer, scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Leeds. Nketiah, 22, has started the last five games for the Gunners after previously struggling for minutes under Arteta. Ad/> He has seized his opportunity with two goals against Chelsea, impressive showings in wins over Manchester United and West Ham, and a starring role against Leeds.
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