Ethan Nwaneri earns maximum bonus points for talismanic showing at Leicester as Dream Team bosses hop aboard hype train

ETHAN NWANERI (£1.9m) roseate to the juncture for Arsenal connected Saturday.

Mikel Merino (£3.3m) scored a brace disconnected the seat and deserves plentifulness of recognition for his effectual showing arsenic exigency striker but it was the Gunners’ 17 year-old starlet who inspired the visitors to triumph implicit Leicester astatine the King Power.

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Nwaneri banked 14 points astatine Leicester[/caption]

In the lack of Bukayo Saka (£6.6m), Gabriel Martinelli (£4.1m), Gabriel Jesus (£3.7m) and Kai Havertz (£4.7m), Mikel Arteta named a beforehand 3 of Nwaneri, Raheem Sterling (£1.7m) and Leandro Trossard (£3.9m).

While the experienced 30-year-olds failed to supply overmuch threat, the promising teen dragged his broadside on with flashes of idiosyncratic brilliance.

However, aft Nwaneri deed the woodwork twice, it seemed arsenic if Arsenal were going to driblet points against relegation-threatened opponents, thing that whitethorn person each but ended their rubric challenge.

But the Hale End postgraduate did not relent and it was his picture-perfect transverse that presented Merino with a aureate accidental to interruption the deadlock successful the 81st infinitesimal – the Spain planetary obliged with a close-range header to support spirits precocious successful North London.

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Merino and Nwaneri delivered for Arsenal[/caption]

An assistance was the slightest Nwaneri deserved and, acknowledgment to Dream Team’s bonus constituent system, helium was duly rewarded for his talismanic performance.

When each was said and done helium banked 14 points successful total, including the maximum of FIVE bonus points – a comparatively uncommon feat.

ETHAN NWANERI’S PLAYER PERFORMANCE MARKS AGAINST LEICESTER (5 BONUS POINTS):

• 91% walk completion complaint (+3)
• 7 palmy dribbles (+7)
• 3 palmy crosses (+3)
• 1 interception (+1)
• 1 foul won (+1)

Last week, we published an nonfiction detailing Nwaneri’s potential and Dream Team managers who took a punt connected the youngster were handsomely rewarded.

Looking up to Gameweek 25, helium volition surely commencement against some West Ham and Nottingham Forest and indispensable truthful beryllium considered a savvy option, particularly astatine the low, debased terms of £1.9m.

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Arteta indispensable trust connected Nwaneri portion different attackers are sidelined[/caption]

The Hammers are languishing successful 16th and portion Nuno Espirito Santo’s broadside are pushing for Champions League qualification, they did suffer 3-0 to Arsenal backmost successful November.

And who scored the hosts’ 3rd extremity astatine the Emirates that day? Yep, Nwaneri.

Despite a surge successful popularity implicit the weekend, helium presently features successful 2.2% of teams astatine the clip of writing.

At the precise slightest he’s worthy of owed consideration.

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