Eddie Nketiah made sure Tuesday evening personally that Arsenal joined the last eight EFL Cup at the expense of Norwich City (2-1). Fifteen seconds after his invasion, the only eighteen-year-old attacker tapped the equalizer and in the extra time he headed the winning hit against the ropes,”I am very happy that I was allowed to make my home debut and immediately scored twice. That’s a great feeling for me and my family”, Nketiah said.
“The fact that the fans sang my name is a childhood dream that comes true. I’m so happy,”acknowledged Nketiah, who made his official debut debut last month against BATE Borisov (2-4),”Hopefully you’ll see even more goals and even better performances from me,” Clubicoon Thierry Henry was impressed:”What a night for Eddie Nketiah. Nketiah answered:” Thank you Thierry, this means a lot to me.
“Eddie was decisive”, Wenger also acknowledged,”He has the quality to anticipate in the penalty area. That is something you can no longer learn at that age. You have it or you don’t have it, so that is very positive. It is nice that he has scored with a header, because he is not very big. That’s his drive: the ball is for the person who wants it.
“He wasn’t even born when I was manager here! But that’s fine, life offers opportunities to young people. Hopefully he will face a long Arsenal career,”I can’t remember that a youth player had such an impact on a match. Before he came in, we missed ideas and creativity.
