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Arsenal's Ethan Nwaneri becomes youngest EPL player at 15

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Arsenal schoolboy, 15, becomes youngest ever Premier League player [Twitter]

Arsenal's 15-year-old academy product Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player ever to appear in a Premier League game after coming on for the final few minutes of the Gunners' 3-0 win at Brentford on Sunday.

Nwaneri was included in Arsenal's matchday squad for the first time and was handed a record-breaking debut by manager Mikel Arteta in injury time at the Gtech Community Stadium.

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