LONDON, Ingila – A ranar 25 ga Janairu, 2025, ‘yan wasan Arsenal Ethan Nwaneri (17) da Myles Lewis-Skelly (18) sun yi tarihi lokacin da suka fara wasa tare a cikin jerin ‘yan wasan farko na Arsenal a wasan Premier League da suka yi da Wolves. Wannan shi ne karo na farko tun watan Fabrairu 1998 da Arsenal ta fara wasa da ‘yan wasa biyu ‘yan Ingila ‘yan kasa da shekaru 19 a cikin jerin ‘yan wasan farko.
Nwaneri, wanda ya kai matakin 20 na wasanni a duk gasa-gasa, da Lewis-Skelly, wanda ya fara wasanni shida a gasar Premier League tun lokacin da ya fara wasansa na farko a Manchester City a watan Satumba, sun nuna gwanintarsu a kakar wasa ta 2024/25. A wasan da suka yi da Wolves, Arsenal ta ci 1-0, inda suka samu maki masu mahimmanci.
Kamar yadda Arsene Wenger ya yi a shekarar 1998, inda ya fara wasa da Matthew Upson da Paolo Vernazza, wadanda suka taka rawar gani a wasan da suka yi da Crystal Palace, Nwaneri da Lewis-Skelly sun kara tabbatar da tasirin matasa a cikin kungiyar Arsenal. Wannan shi ne karo na biyu kacal da Arsenal ta fara wasa da ‘yan wasa biyu ‘yan Ingila ‘yan kasa da shekaru 19 a cikin jerin ‘yan wasan farko a gasar Premier League.
Mikel Arteta, kocin Arsenal, ya bayyana cewa yana farin ciki da rawar da matasan ‘yan wasan suka taka. “Ethan da Myles sun nuna gwanintarsu kuma sun cancanci wannan damar. Sun yi aiki tuƙuru kuma sun nuna cewa suna da gwiwa don fuskantar kalubalen gasar Premier League,” in ji Arteta.
Bayan wasan, Nwaneri ya ce, “Ina matukar farin ciki da wannan damar. Yana da ban mamaki don fara wasa tare da Myles, kuma mun yi kokari don taimakawa kungiyar ta samu nasara.” Lewis-Skelly kuma ya kara da cewa, “Wannan shi ne burina tun ina yaro, kuma na yi farin ciki da cewa na samu damar yin tarihi tare da Ethan.”
Arsenal ta ci gaba da nuna goyon bayanta ga matasan ‘yan wasanta, inda ta ba da damar wasa ga ‘yan wasa takwas ‘yan kasa da shekaru 19 a kakar wasa ta 2024/25. Wannan shi ne alamar cewa ba za a jira shekaru 27 kafin wannan tarihin ya sake faruwa ba.
