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Mikel Arteta reveals why Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri, 17, is NOT allowed in the dressing room despite starring for the first team

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Ethan Nwaneri is not allowed to get ready for matches in Arsenal's senior dressing room because of safeguarding rules, Mikel Arteta has revealed.

The 17-year-old is in the midst of a stunning breakthrough campaign, slotting into the Gunners first team with ease and providing a viable solution to their issues on the right flank.

Thus far this season, Nwaneri has made his first Premier League and Champions League starts, shone in the Carabao Cup, while scoring across all three competitions.

Fellow academy Myles Lewis-Skelly, who scored his first Gunners goal in the emphatic 5-1 win over Manchester City, has also burst onto the scene this season.