It has been quite a journey for Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Having joined the club aged six, the midfielder admits there were times when he thought his Arsenal career might come to a premature end. But a combination of the right attitude, hard work and his natural ability has seen him establish himself in the first-team squad. But when did he first realise that he could make it with us? “It was when I was about 14,” Maitland-Niles told Arsenal Player. “I wouldn’t tip myself as one of the top players in my group back then, because I was so small and there were a lot of people who were [more] physically developed at my age and I was one of the smaller players. Click here to buy your...
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