🤩 Arsenal wonderkid bags debut Marseille goal against Lens

Olympique de Marseille looked primed to once again benefit from on-loan Arsenal talent after Roberto De Zerbi's Les Phocéens jumped to a 2-0 lead against visiting Lens .

The French giant, looking to close the gap to Pierre Sage's second-sitting Les Sang et Or, broke the deadlock in just the third minute through Amine Gouiri .

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And then, a special moment for Gunners starlet Ethan Nwaneri , who added their second in the 17th minute to double the lead.

Nwaneri, who is on loan at Orange Vélodrome for the remainder of the 2025/26 season after failing to feature regularly under Mikel Arteta, was gifted a starting role on the night and looks to have justified his selection already.

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Marseille previously utilized an Arsenal youngster when deploying now leading Premier League and France international centre-back William Saliba during his own loan period along the Mediterranean coast during the 2021/22 season, which saw him win Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year honours, as well as being included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year.

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