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This was essentially a meeting between shadow sides and its turning point was a slapstick Leicester own goal by Christian Fuchs but it provided further evidence, nonetheless, that Arsenal are growing into a serious unit under Mikel Arteta.

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Nketiah has scored poacher’s goals in his past two outings, emerging from the bench to score the winner against West Ham and adding a last-minute clincher in the Carabao Cup victory at Leicester. The 21-year-old has a record better than a goal every two full games in the Arsenal first team and has shone at England level too, scoring eight times in as many caps for the under-21s. Arteta has made a project of Nketiah since the player’s return from a loan at Leeds in January and believes that can lead to a call from Gareth Southgate.