Keown Believes Arsenal Could Have “All Their Prayers Answered” If Midfielder Can Keep Up His Good Start

Keown Believes Arsenal Could Have “All Their Prayers Answered” If Midfielder Can Keep Up His Good Start

Martin Keown

Ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown thinks the Gunners have found a real gem in Dani Ceballos. The 23-year-old put in a man of the match display against Burnley in the 2-1 win on Saturday.


The TV pundit believes that if the Spanish international can replicate his form away from home, his former club could really have a special player on their hands:

“He looks a good prospect, certainly at home. If he can produce that away from home, then Arsenal really will have all their prayers answered this season.”

“I think it’s a good while since we saw a debut that good from an Arsenal player. I think he’s excellent, a really good addition to the group.”

Arsenal have been looking for a player like Ceballos since the departure of Santi Cazorla, and while it is too early to make a judgement on whether he will be a success, the early signs are very promising.

Keown won’t have to wait long to find out whether the midfielder can cut it away from home in a big match. The Gunners face Liverpool at Anfield next Saturday in what will be a stern test for Unai Emery’s side.

Ceballos will certainly know what the Premier League is all about following the encounter this weekend.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.