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'He has an aura' - Boothroyd believes record-breaker Nketiah is comparable to Shearer or Kane

Aidy Boothroyd has challenged Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah to push his finishing to the next level as he believes the forward is comparable to England great Alan Shearer and current captain Harry Kane.

Nketiah has two goals in seven games for Mikel Arteta's Arsenal but, at international level with England's Under-21s group, he is closing in on Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers' goal-scoring record.

The 21-year-old forward needs just one more goal to surpass their total of 13, having already matched it with an important European Championship qualification game against Turkey to come.