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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Arsenal striker, Ian Wright, has said he is \u201cproud\u201d to see 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri make Premier League history.<\/p>\n

Nwaneri became the youngest player in the English topflight\u2019s history when he came on to replace Bukayo Saka against Brentford on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The youngster broke the record previously held by Harvey Elliott.<\/p>\n

Wright has now said Arteta\u2019s decision to play Nwaneri sends a \u201cmassive message\u201d to the other academy players.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of that for Arsenal. To get in the team at that stage, some people might think it\u2019s a stunt, but those people \u2013 Mikel, Per, Edu \u2013 are not putting him in there for a joke.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not going to bring people in just for the sake of it. They think very highly of him, he was playing for the U18s when he was 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I think this does is send a massive message to the other academy players and shows them they all have a chance of playing in that first team,\u201d Wright said on Match of the Day.<\/p>\n

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