Theo Walcott names the five best young Premier League players including two Arsenal stars
Theo Walcott believes Arsenal’s emerging teenage talents Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly. Currently among the five best young players in the Premier League.
The Gunners’ recent good form has, in part, เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง propelle by the injection enthusiasm and energy provide by the two latest gems to emerge from the club’s prolific Hale End Academy.
Both players were on the scoresheet in Sunday’s landmark 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City and Walcott his delighted to see his former teammate, Mikel Arteta, begin to put his faith in the next generation.
‘Ethan Nwaneri for me has started of his career very handsomely,’ the former England winger told.
‘Myles Lewis-Skelly has come into his own, they’re players who are here to stay at Arsenal and it’s great to see young talent coming through.
‘It’s very similar to the Arsene Wenger era when he use to bring young talent, so. Mikel Arteta is doing something right and the academy too.’
The Arsenal pair are far from the only youngsters to be lighting up the league this season with Brighton’s Carlos Baleba and Ipswich’s Liam Delap also impressing Walcott, while he also believes Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez will be firmly on Liverpool’s radar come the summer.
He said: ‘Carlos Baleba at Bright and Liam Delap who is a bit similar to and old school No.9 like Harry Kane. He always is a threat in behind and cuases defenders all sorts of problems. It’s not just that. It’s his attitude, he likes to work hard, gets a lot of goals.
‘Put him in a team, and no disrespect to Ipswich, that’s going to provide him a lot more chances but he’s going to have a very, very successful career. Not just for his club but for his country as well.
‘Finally, Kerkez, he’s a player I wouldn’t have fancied playing against because he can defend but also attack. He’s got pace and I’m sure Liverpool will be looking for a left-back at some point to replace Robertson.’