Arteta believes, in the long term, the 17-year-old could develop into a striker and he was occasionally deployed as a ‘false nine’ when playing for Arsenal’s academy teams. Nwaneri certainly has the finishing required to become a No9.

Duran meanwhile was an unused substitute and TNT Sports are reporting that he ‘gave goodbye gifts to teammates’ in the tunnel following Villa’s win against Celtic. Speaking post-match, Villa boss Unai Emery remained coy when asked about Watkins and Duran.

Arsenal are ready to increase their bid for Ollie Watkins after seeing an opening offer rejected - and Unai Emery has made Aston Villa's position clear.

Gary Neville believes Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are influencing fans to claim referees are "corrupt" against the club. The latest so-called referee injustice suffered by the Gunners saw Myles Lewis-Skelly sent off for a foul on Wolves' Matt Doherty, a decision which left Arteta "absolutely fuming " after the game, which Arsenal won.

Arsenal have made a £60million bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, who scored in their 4-2 win over Celtic in the Champions League

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has criticised Mikel Arteta for fanning the flames and influencing Arsenal supporters to throw accusations of corruption at Premier League officials.

Arsenal have also bid for Ollie Watkins; Jhon Duran expected to leave Aston Villa and join Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia; Mikel Artetas Arsenal looking to add striker before transfer window closes on Monda

Mikel Arteta insists he has no concerns about the prospect of Neto deputising for David Raya when Arsenal face Manchester City on Sunday. The experienced former Barcelona and Valencia goalkeeper belatedly made his debut for the Gunners last night in a 2-1 win over Girona.

Following the conclusion of the Champions League league phase, Arsenal have four potential opponents in the knockout stage.

Despite plenty of things not going according to plan, Arsenal are still in a position to compete on multiple fronts this season