We have PSG, Southampton, Bournemouth, Shakhtar, Liverpool.
Think we can target Shakhtar at home for that Nwaneri start in a serious game. 3 weeks away.

Qwiss definitely looks like he could be a literal game changer for us. His ability to create and move into space is something he makes look so simple, but it's not something a lot of our first team have. And he also looks like he always has time on the ball, which is something to see at his tender age!

    I would be OK with him starting against Soton. We're at home, they are terrible, and it will give him good minutes. He will have to replaced by about 60 or 65 minutes because i dont think his stamina is where it needs to be yet, but it would be great to see how he looks when starting.

    Sicario2 - Tier 1 incline to agree. Southampton is a low risk game to figure out if he’s ready to start or not.

      I think he's probably better coming off the bench when the game gets stretched and opponents tired. Yesterday Leicester were trying to sit so deep and while most the other players passed it around he was able to take advantage of that. I think that's the best option for now but after the champions League game could be another one to look at starting him in.

      Qwiss 100%. Let’s see what he has. We have really lacked someone who gets on the ball and drives from midfield. Nwaneri is a breath of fresh air. That 360 in the box yesterday. Here’s a kid overflowing with skill and confidence. You saw him starting games in the summer and knew we had a gem.

      Arteta will protect him though. I know when he first had Saka, he was careful with him, so I don’t expect Arteta to wring him like a sponge this season.

        I think having him beside Saka is really difficult to defend and he's surprising teams at the moment. All of a sudden you've two powerful, extremely tricky ball carriers to deal with as a defence and they're right beside each other, not on different flanks.

        Arteta was impressed: on winning during a difficult context of the match:
        So happy - that’s what I told them. It got nasty, it got difficult, it was emotionally difficult to accept with the amount of situations that we created and the amount of goals that we should’ve scored but it wasn’t and now what? You don’t feel sorry for yourself, you take ownership, you start taking more risks, everybody. Nwaneri, 17-years-old - he takes the ball the first one is an action like this, he runs past two, three players and wants to take a shot. I just love it, you want to play here, you want to be at that level you need to play with that courage. I really, really, really value that from the team today.

        Love to see an academy kid break through. Very exciting. Can't wait to see more of him.

        The key right now for Nwaneiri is to build a foundation for his game and confidence. I’m not of the opinion we should be rushing him (further) because Ode is out. So I think starting him vs Southampton is a little too much, when he can continue to build with a 25-30 min role.

        No need to have him thrown to the wolfs if it goes tits up vs Southampton in the first half (and he’s playing).

          MistaT Agree with this, but not 88th minute type, would love to be 2-3 up and then giving him 30 minutes.

              He's rapidly building trust, but let him do it organically. If he starts getting 20-30 mins and keeps making that sort of impact he'll be knocking the door down, which is how it should be for a young player.

              He's already getting twice as much of the ball as the likes of Vieira because the starters around him trust him to use it. And that's been said since he started training with the first team, which was a year ago. It's all boding very well.

              While I agree with @MistaT that we should be careful to not rush him, I do think it would benefit him to see how he does starting an EPL game and dictating the flow from the start. He plays in a position where it won't be a disaster if he is a little flat but if he shines, it could be a huge boost to his confidence and open up even more opportunities moving forward. I would want the plan to be taking him off around the 55/60 minute mark so nothing close to the full 90 but let's see what he can do. It would have to be in the Ode role though with either Rice/Partey, Rice/Jorginho or Merino/Rice in the midfield with him. Needs some stability to let him thrive IMO.

                samthegooner dude, there’s really no rush. He’s been playing against kids. Our players are big guys who are used to a high level of athleticism. You can see how Timber and Calafiori, two experienced professionals, are running out of steam in our games. So let Nwaneri ease into the team. He has 15 years of his career ahead of hi.

                    For sure a full 90 mins vs Preston as that game is tightly squeezed between Liverpool and Newcastle.

                    Three games in five days already happening by the end of October….fucking hell

                      MistaT For sure a full 90 mins vs Preston as that game is tightly squeezed between Liverpool and Newcastle.

                      Three games in five days already happening by the end of October….fucking hell

                      With 3 away games in 6 days to Newcastle, Inter and Chelsea to close off that stretch of games and start November off with a bang.