MERINO SMELLS DANGER I Mikel Arteta I Leicester 0-2 Arsenal

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Year2025

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Relieved Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praises Mikel Merino and Ethan Nwaneri for making the difference in a big Premier League win at Leicester. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 INTRO 00:13 - Game: First 20/25 minutes we couldn’t get momentum. The second half was different, we had much more urgency. Myles has to make a magic touch to deny them. 01:09 - Too simple to say Merino is the solution?: We’re going to have to share the load, that will restrict what we do. Hopefully it’ll work as well as today. 01:48 - Merino: He’s a goal threat, he has the capacity to execute. 02:21 - Front three - The game suited them more later, we felt Merino could impact the game and he did. 02:46 - Key to put pressure on: There’s a been a lot of noise, and we had to go show that we could do it. 03:19 - Idea with Merino up front: I put all the options, but there were too many. We felt it was him in that moment. 03:57 - Someone else stepping up?: Ethan hit the bar and post. The team has a lot of capacities. We are a threat from every situation. 04:34 - Sterling struggles: The first 25 minutes we weren’t at our standards, that affects the front players. 05:00 - Lewis-Skelly touch: I didn’t know where it had gone, but it was amazing. 05:28 - Joe Cole said Nwaneri like Messi? What he’s shown, that’s him. His age always puts a question mark on it. But you need to play with that confidence and freedom. Massive talent. 06:12 - Ethan was one of the few in the first half that supplied threat. He put the ball on the plate for Merino. @HaytersTV – Football Up Close. Visit our website: https://hayters.com/ We go behind the scenes with the biggest names in football to bring you interviews, training, news, live coverage, fans’ voices and funniest moments. If you love football, you’ll love Hayters TV. Subscribe now! Follow HaytersTV on social media: www.instagram.com/HaytersTV www.facebook.com/HaytersTV www.twitter.com/HaytersTV www.tiktok.com/@hayterstv Subscribe on YouTube -    / hayterstv   #Arsenal #Arteta #Nwaneri