Mikel Merino has described teenage duo Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly as Arsenal's "fresh blood" capable of taking the team to the next level.

Ethan Nwaneri has been named Arsenal's Player of the Month for February. The 17-year-old was in sparkling form for the Gunners in the period under review, to beat Gabriel, Mikel Merino and Jurrien Timber to the award.

Declan Rice believes Ethan Nwaneri is doing enough to force his way into Arsenal’s first-team even when Bukayo Saka returns from injury. Nwaneri has had a run of games on the right wing in Saka’s absence and continues to impress,

Declan Rice hailed the impact of teenage star Ethan Nwaneri on another historic Champions League night for the Arsenal star. The Gunners are virtually guaranteed to feature in the quarter finals of Europe’s elite club competition for a second consecutive season after an astonishing 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven last night.

Declan Rice was full of praise for Ethan Nwaneri as he continued his remarkable breakthrough, scoring during Arsenal's 7-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. The teenager netted Arsenal's second when Myles Lewis-Skelly fired in a low cross towards the six-yard box to find Nwaneri who hit the ball into the roof of the net.