Watch Eddie Nketiah’s outrageous backheel flick goal vs Wimbledon as Arteta hails ‘hardest working’ Arsenal star

EDDIE NKETIAH turned on the style with an outrageous backheel flick finish to score against AFC Wimbledon.

And his manager quickly heaped praise on the striker, labelling him the ‘hardest worker’ in the Arsenal squad.

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Eddie Nketiah was back in the goals on Wednesday night with a cheeky finish against AFC Wimbledon[/caption]

Nketiah made his first appearance of the campaign after battling back from an ankle injury picked up in pre-season.

And the 22-year-old made his mark, wrapping up the scoring in the Carabao Cup third-round clash with a cheeky goal.

Already leading 2-0 thanks to Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty and an Emile Smith Rowe finish, Nketiah got on the end of Cedric Soares’ low cross.

The ball, though, was behind him and it took a piece of genius quick-thinking to turn it home.

It was the Hale Ender’s first goal since April and he took to Twitter to share his delight.

Referencing his ‘mobile phone’ celebration, Nketiah wrote: “Phone will never die, stronger than a Nokia brick. Bring on the next round!”

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Arsenal fans lauded the goal in the replies.

One said: “Fantastic golazo Eddie.”

Another wrote: “You’re the man brother. Keep shining.”

And a third added: “Such a beauty.”

But it was not just supporters who were loving it with boss Mikel Arteta also in awe.

The Spaniard believes Nketiah deserved the moment after remaining so professional while sidelined through injury.

Arteta said: “I’m so proud of this kid. I think Eddie gives us a lesson every day in how a professional should do his job.

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“There was lots of speculation around him. He gets his head down, trains harder than anyone, supports every team-mate.

“It’s not a coincidence that he’s able to perform at that level and physically how he manages the game because he trains like the best every day so I am delighted for him.

“He fully deserves what happens because he prepares himself like a beast. I’m so happy for him.”

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Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Nketiah who ‘trains like a beast’[/caption]