Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has seen this before, and he didn't like it the first few times — his Gunners have wasted a chance to make up ground on a table leader via missed chances and self-inflicted wounds.

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Arteta has admitted that Nwaneri’s progression has been faster than anyone at Arsenal expected, and he has revealed the two things that have surprised him – confidence and decision-making. He said, as per the Evening Standard: “It (Nwaneri’s development) is probably much faster than we all expected.