Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has praised Mikel Arteta for sanctioning Arsenal’s ‘extremely clever’ January loan for Ethan Nwaneri.
Despite struggling for minutes, ARSENAL initially wanted Nwaneri to remain in north London and reap the benefits of being in an around a squad that could well end the club’s 22-year title drought, but the attacker made it clear to Arsenal that a move to Marseille appealed as he wanted to play
The England U21 star joins a Marseille side who are third in Ligue 1 – eight points behind surprise leaders Lens and mid-table in the Champions League group phase, and asked for his opinion on young players going on loan moves abroad, ex-Liverpool captain Gerrard said on TNT Sports: ‘I love it, I love it. If this works, everyone can be a winner from it.
‘Mikel Arteta has been extremely clever here because he’s sending him to De Zerbi who has a track record of improving players. He will give him the time and the education and the development he needs.
‘He will get more game-time playing for Marseille and if he samples the league, samples the experiences like tonight it’s not going to do any harm for his development.
‘He’s a top talent, now he needs to get some experience and this will bode well for him in the future.’
‘From a selfish point of view he probably wanted to keep him around the squad,’ Gerrard added. ‘He’s going for the Premier League and they’re involved in the Champions League – they’re going for the quadruple at this point.
‘You want as many options as you possibly can but there’s a part of you that thinks about the player and where you want him to be in the next few years.
‘If he’s going to be a top player for ARSENAL the best thing for him is to play games, give him different experiences and test him out.
‘Hopefully in six months he comes back with more games under his belt, more experience and he’s a better player. Without a doubt, De Zerbi will make him a better player.’
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