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Lee Wilmot

Arsenal news: Nketiah makes Leeds admission, Sheffield United message, Liverpool comparison

There has been plenty of talk about Eddie Nketiah this season.

And the hype was ramped up on Tuesday when he netted a stunning hat-trick for England U21s.

Yet he still struggles to get into the Leeds United starting XI while on loan at the club.

Arsenal have been in contact about his development and there is talk of an early return from his loan spell.

For all the latest on Nketiah and plenty more from around the Arsenal camp, we've got all the biggest news stories from the past 24 hours in our bitesize round-up below.

Nketiah return

Eddie Nketiah showed his quality for England U21s this week.

The Arsenal striker, on loan at Leeds United, netted a hat-trick as England's Young Lions beat Austria 5-1 in the Euro qualifying clash.

Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring for England U21 (Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)

Nketiah has four goals for the Whites so far this season, but has been restricted to appearances from the substitutes' bench for Marcelo Bielsa's side, with Patrick Bamford preferred up front.

So could Nketiah return to Arsenal early?

He spoke to football.london about that very possibility here.

Salah comparison

Nketiah's treble for the U21s earned him rave reviews too.

And among those to heap praise on the young Arsenal star was former England coach Stuart Pearce.

Mohamed Salah during the UEFA Champions League group E match between SSC Napoli and Liverpool FC at Stadio San Paolo on September 17, 2019 (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

In fact, Pearce paid Nketiah one of the highest compliments in English football right now, by comparing Nketiah to Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah.

You can read exactly what he thought here.

Chris Wilder's message

Arsenal fans still have a bit of a wait to see their team in action again.

The Gunners travel to Sheffield United for their next Premier League clash - on Monday Night Football.

Arsenal could find themselves back out of the top four by the time that match comes around and they face a tough task in trying to get the three points from the Blades.

Chris Wilder, Sheffield United manager (Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Just ask Liverpool.

And Blades boss Chris Wilder has a message for Arsenal.

Read that here.

Maitland-Niles decision

Ainsley Maitland-Niles is something of a utility player at Arsenal.

He can fill in where head coach Unai Emery needs him, either at full-back, or anywhere across the midfield.

The youngster would probably accept playing in goal if called upon.

But does Maitland-Niles need to tie down a specific position and try to make it his own? Can he do that?

We take a look at what he needs to do to become more than Mr Versatile.

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