Arsenal duo could become next Saka & ESR

Arsenal‘s youth academy is without doubt one of the greatest within the enterprise and each Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe are shining examples of that.

The homegrown pair have gone from being mere Hale Finish prospects to England internationals within the area of simply a few years, largely because of the clear path to the Gunners’ first-team beneath supervisor Mikel Arteta.

Can Benjamin & Nwaneri observe in Saka & Smith Rowe’s footsteps?

We acquired to witness one other glimpse of that earlier than the current break when the Spaniard handed a record-breaking debut to 15-year-old prodigy Ethan Nwaneri.

The schoolboy midfielder grew to become the youngest-ever participant to characteristic within the Premier League after Arteta despatched him on as an alternative within the closing moments of their 3-0 win over Brentford in west London.

Though he’s not the one younger expertise to obtain such excessive acclaim in current weeks as Nwaneri’s U18s teammate Omari Benjamin was named within the Guardian’s ‘Next Generation’ list for 2022.

He follows the likes of Reiss Nelson (2016), the aforementioned Saka (2018) and Charlie Patino (2020) to have been named within the thrilling showcase, all of whom have gone onto characteristic for the senior squad.

Each Nwaneri and Benjamin have a real potential to turn into the following Saka and Smith Rowe, given the pair have already struck up a high quality understanding collectively at U18 degree, as described by the Guardian’s Nick Ames.

The journalist has additionally described the Welsh 16-year-old as ‘harmful’ from the left-flank and as having ‘distinctive velocity and shut management together with explosive ending capacity.’

Benjamin has been in high quality type already this time period, offering Jack Wilshere’s workforce with 4 objectives from three outings, together with a hat-trick in opposition to Spurs’ U18s, as per Transfermarkt.

Similarly to the aforementioned Gunners duo, Benjamin is primarily a winger (like Saka) and Nwaneri is greatest deployed by the center (like Smith Rowe), so this Hale Finish duo may genuinely be the following large factor to return from Arsenal’s famed setup.

Youth skilled and journalist Jeorge Bird has tipped {the teenager} for giant issues, too, claiming that Benjamin is “prolific” and is “a very good prospect,” while he has additionally described Nwaneri as “very skilful” with “wonderful imaginative and prescient.”

It’s no surprise the younger pair are hitting the headlines round north London this time period, so in a couple of years’ time, Arteta may properly unearth the following Saka and Smith Rowe within the thrilling Hale Finish youth skills.

AND in different information, Arsenal handed potential harm increase forward of Spurs, it’s nice information for Arteta…