"I'm not trying to put any more pressure on the kid's shoulders, even though I'm sure he'd deal with it, but the touches he makes as he receives the ball off the back foot, entices the defender and the touch off the top of the toe to put them off balance.
Though, Nwaneri did provide the assist for Merino’s first goal as his superb in-swinging chipped cross from the right picked out the Spaniard who rose highest in the box to head the ball past Mads Hermansen.
Joe Cole says Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri showed touches “like Lionel Messi” during the win over Leicester.
Firstly, he cut in on to his favoured left foot but saw his effort clip the top of the crossbar before smashing another effort with his supposed weaker right foot against the post.
That goal sent Arsenal on their way to a massive win which means they have closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool, who play Wolves on Sunday, to four points.
