Arsenal boss Arteta hails goalscorer Nketiah: All the qualities to be regular starter

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed the performance of goalscorer Eddie Nktiah after victory over Bodo/Glimt.

Nketiah set Arsenal on their way to a 3-0 Europa League win.

Arteta later said: “When he puts the ball in the back of the net. For a manager, this is the best moment. Obviously his work rate, his attitude, his application is just phenomenal. But he’s got this natural ability and he does it every time.

“What I can say is that I’m really happy to have him in the team. He has the qualities to play for this team, in any role – as a starter or a finisher, or however you want to call him. We all love his attitude and the qualities that he has, so we are really happy to have him.

“The good thing is that today he could have scored a couple more. You have done great, but what you can do better. That’s his mentality, and this is where we want to take him. When you see how he has evolved in the last year or two, and he still has a lot of room to do that.”