Eddie Nketiah, the English-born Ghanaian forward, expressed his joy after making a strong start to the new season by scoring a goal against Nottingham Forest.
Nketiah opened the scoring for Arsenal, and later, Bukayo Saka added a second goal as the Gunners navigated a tense ending to secure a victory and claim all three points.
With Gabriel Jesus sidelined due to injury, the England youth international is anticipated to play a pivotal role in the upcoming season.
Sharing his sentiments on social media after the match, Nketiah wrote, “Start as you mean to go on!”
Manager Mikel Arteta was notably impressed by the striker’s performance and encouraged him to maintain his diligent efforts.
“Delighted for him because he’s a role model. He’s a player that was so disappointed with the absence of Gabby [Jesus], and not to play a final. What he did when he came on the field in the final, was that he changed the game, that’s number one,” said Arteta.
“And the second one, the way he trained this week, he was telling me: “Gaffer, if I don’t play, you are blind.”. A lot of players come and say: “ah, why am I not playing?”, and you have to try and explain. Other players tell you the reasons why they deserve to play, this is exactly what Eddie does. This is exactly what he did and then he goes onto the pitch, and he performs as well. It’s a clear example and a very good example for everybody,” he added.
