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‘There are no hostilities’ - Nketiah hails ‘mature’ Lacazette for Arsenal advice

Eddie Nketiah has hailed the influence of Alexandre Lacazette after opening his Premier League account for the season.

The 20-year-old scored Arsenal’s first goal in Sunday’s 3-2 win against Everton, justifying Mikel Arteta’s decision to start him ahead of Lacazette for the second successive weekend.

It was Nketiah’s second goal in all competitions since returning from his loan spell with Leeds in January and his first in the Premier League since the success at Burnley on the final day of last season.

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And the young forward was quick to pay tribute to Lacazette for the way he continues to help him, despite the Frenchman finding himself on the bench for successive Sundays.