Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on Alex Iwobi following his Premier League cameo against Stoke City, highlighting the development and the technical brilliance of the young forward (via the Evening Standard). The 19-year-old is looking like one of the brightest talents to come from our academy in a while, and clearly has the faith of the manager. He's been handed a number of chances throughout the campaign so far, and it seems likely that he'll feature again in the FA Cup clash with Burnley this weekend. He's looked extremely promising whenever he's played, and certainly hasn't looked out of his depth among the senior players. He deserves the praise Arteta has given him, and it will be good...
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