Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that England will regret losing out on Alex
Iwobi to Nigeria following the youngster's performance against Watford Saturday afternoon.
The
19-year-old made it two goals in as many Premier League starts and also created
the opener for Alexis Sanchez to help the Gunners to a comprehensive 4-0
victory at the Emirates Stadium.
Iwobi was
eligible to play for England until last week, but opted instead to represent
Nigeria in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Egypt.
"Is he
a loss for England? Yes. We have values in our club that are maybe not rated
always, but one of them is to give a chance to young people and educate
them," Wenger told reporters.
"Every
year we bring players out and not many can say that. I'm happy Alex is one of
them. He arrived here at the age of seven or eight. He's completely integrated
in the way we want to play football. He's worked with us since the start of the
season and it shows because when he came in he was used to the way we want to
play.
"[Confidence
is] one of his qualities. He's also very mobile and is a midfielder with
creativity but is also a finisher. The quality of his receptions is very good
because he gets into good spaces."
Arsenal's
victory over Watford saw them close the gap on leaders Leicester City to eight
points, with the Foxes not in action until Sunday.
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