Arsenal superkid Nwaneri: Lewis-Skelly and I were playing in same Chelsea team!

Arsenal superkid Ethan Nwaneri admits he could easily have been playing for Chelsea today.

Nwaneri is regarded as among the best of his generation in England and made his Premier League debut at 15 last season.

He wrote for Arsenal's match programme: "Growing up as a Gooner, it was always a dream of mine to play for this club. I grew up near to the stadium in Islington and all of my family are Arsenal fans too. I've always been Arsenal at heart, but my journey actually started at Chelsea.

"I was there with my teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly too, so it's quite cool that we've pretty much always played together at youth level for both club and country. I moved around at Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham, but then I signed for Arsenal when I was nine and from there, I've progressed through the pathway and loved every minute of it.

"Jack Wilshere was always my favourite player growing up, so it's kind of crazy to think that he's my under-18s coach now.

"I couldn't believe it when I found out and if I'm being completely honest, I was actually quite starstruck in the first few training sessions! I'm only young, but that was a real moment for me to appreciate and reflect on how far I've come already to be able to get an opportunity like that."