Super Eagle star, Alex Iwobi was named on the substitutes bench by manager Unai Emery in his first league game in charge.
Manchester City's Nigerian duo of Tom Dele-Bashiru and Nathaniel Ogbeta were named to the young Citizens squad which edged Arsenal 6-5 in the Premier League 2 on Saturday, and so did not travel with the senior team to North London.
The 22-year-old was, however not summoned from the bench for the entirety of the the thrilling clash and so remained two games away from reaching the famous 100-game milestone for the Gunners.
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring 14 minutes in when he rattled home a terrific solo effort before Bernardo Silva doubled the advantage from a Benjamin Mendy's cut back four minutes past the hour mark.
Iwobi could come a game-away from achieving that feat if he is utilised by Emery in their next run-out when they travel to Stamford Bridge to play Victor Moses's Chelsea.
Emmanuel Chinaza
Photo Credit : arsenal.com
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