Mikel Arteta has had plenty of selection headaches this season and the Arsenalmanager is about to get another one.
This time, at least, it will not be because of injuries but instead the talent of Ethan Nwaneri.
The 17-year-old has enjoyed a brilliant breakthrough season and his goal against PSV Eindhoven was his eighth of the season.
Only Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney, with nine, have scored more goals for a Premier League club before their 18th birthday.
Nwaneri could break that record given he has three more games before he turns 18 later this month.
The teenager began this season as the understudy to Martin Odegaard, but more recently he has covered for Bukayo Sakaon the right wing.
Arteta admitted he had a number of options to replace Saka, however Nwaneri has comfortably shown himself to be the best one. Since Saka got injured, Nwaneri has scored four goals in eight starts.
“He is an unbelievable player,” midfielder Mikel Merino said after Tuesday’s 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven.
“I have been saying it for a long time. Every time I come here, you guys ask me about him. But I won’t get tired talking about him, because he deserves it.
He is not 17 years old, playing in the Premier League and Champions League, thinking he has already learnt everything. He is always willing to listen to the other guys, listen to the boss, and that’s credit to him.”
The headache for Arteta is what he does with Nwaneri when Saka returns?
Saka will reclaim his place on the right wing, where he has an almost telepathic understanding with Odegaard, and that leaves question marks over where Nwaneri plays.