Mikel Arteta’s side were handed defeat in Milan as Hakan Calhanoglu’s first-half penalty sealed victory for the Serie A champions. Arsenal dominated the second half but were faced with a resilient Inter defence who held on to hold on for the win.

Ethan Nwaneri came on in the second half of Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Inter.

Ethan Nwaneri came on for Arsenal with just eight minutes left and made some impressive plays for the Gunners, but could not help the visitors equalise. Arsenal play Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday and Rio Ferdinand has called on Arteta to give Nwaneri more playing time. He said:

“ They will be hugely disappointed. 46 crosses in this game, the second most in the Champions League this season, especially in the second half, they got into some good areas around the box but again the creativity, the imagination, the vision, the trickery around the box was not there. That has been said too often this season.

Ethan Nwaneri came on today and showed flashes. He had a few good dribbles. He deserves more playing time.”

Meanwhile, former Arsenal defender Martin Keown also believes Nwaneri should have been brought on earlier by Arteta. He said: “ I think things have improved since Nwaneri came on. And I think when you see the quality he brings, he should have come on a little bit earlier.”