'Wonderful': Martin Keown says Arsenal have a teenager who's more impressive than Archie Gray
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There are so many exciting young talents in north London right now.
Arsenal faced Tottenham in the north London derby on Wednesday, and the standout performers on the day were the young stars.
Archie Gray earned praise after the game, while Myles Lewis-Skelly was brilliant too.
Speaking to Football JOE, Martin Keown has been discussing the young talents at Arsenal and Spurs right now.
Keown was asked to pick the best of the bunch between Lucas Bergvall, Ethan Nwaneri, Archie Gray and Myles Lewis-Skelly, and he made an interesting pick.
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Martin Keown says Ethan Nwaneri is more impressive than Archie Gray
Keown shared his verdict on the young players making waves in north London.
The pundit said that all four players are brilliant, but he picked Nwaneri as the brightest of the bunch.
"Bergvall has really impressed me, he's impressive, tenacious and he gets around the pitch. Archie Gray is going to have a really good career. I'm not sure he's playing the right position, but he's so versatile,” Keown said.
"Nwaneri is a wonderful talent, probably the youngest of the group, he's an immense talent. Lewis-Skelly is another who has impressed me. Brave on the ball.
"They're all really good players, Nwaneri is a wonderful talent, eye-catching, maybe some of the others are just as important, but Nwaneri is the one who unlocks the doors, so, for now, he's the one who has impressed me the most."
Nwaneri compared to other young stars
Keown says that Nwaneri is the most impressive of these young talents, but, at the moment, he's not being given as many chances to show it.
Indeed, interestingly, Nwaneri has played the fewest minutes of all four of these players this season.
| Ethan Nwaneri | Myles Lewis-Skelly | Archie Gray | Lucas Bergvall | |
| Games | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| Starts | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Minutes | 232 | 332 | 688 | 374 |
| Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Intriguingly, Nwaneri has also scored more than any of these players too, but, that said, he is the most attacking of the quartet.
Nwaneri is highly rated, so he will eventually get his chance, but it may just be a case of Mikel Arteta managing the youngster's minutes. After all, he is the youngstes of these four players too.
The future is bright for all four of these players, and this group of young stars could well define the north London derby in years to come.
