Arteta trusts Nketiah to step up if Lacazette leaves

YOUNG GUN: Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah (left) celebrates scoring the winner with teammate Dani Ceballos on Saturday night. Manager Mikel Arteta sees the 21-year-old as much more than a super sub. Picture: Will Oliver, PA Wire. 

Mikel Arteta seems to have a solution for every eventuality so early in his managerial career. Getting a 2-1 win out of this West Ham-dominated match is one example and now he is ready to solve his next ‘striker crisis’ just days after persuading captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to commit to his long-term quest for Arsenal success.

Goalscorer Alex Lacazette is the next one on the agenda with transfer interest in the French forward intensifying as he has less than two years to run on his contract. Match-winner Eddie Nketiah is Arteta’s oven-ready answer. The England U21 skipper came off the bench to win this match late on after Michail Antonio’s equaliser to Lacazette’s opener against the run of play.