Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has raved about Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah on the club’s official website ahead of the Premier League game between the Foxes and the Gunners this weekend.
Rodgers’s Leicester will lock horns with Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal at the King Power Stadium in the league on Saturday afternoon.
Nketiah is likely to start the match for the Gunners.
The £100,000-a-week (LondonWorld) 23-year-old has established himself as a regular in the Arsenal first team in the absence of fellow striker Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus is on the sidelines at the moment due to the injury he suffered when on international duty with Brazil at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Nketiah has made nine starts and 12 substitute appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal so far this season.
The 23-year-old has scored four goals in those matches.
The young striker has also scored two goals in six UEFA Europa League matches and has scored two goals in two FA Cup ties for Arsenal this campaign.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment and could go to win the title this season.
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers on Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah
Rodgers said about Nketiah getting better after training with top players at Arsenal: “I am pretty sure Eddie Nketiah, who is a fantastic young player, will have seen what it takes to be a top player.”
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