WORLD AT HIS FEET

Warburton on the rise of his former pupil and why Eze is not finished yet...

- Dan Bennett

EBERECHI EZE’S former manager thinks the winger’s big-money move to Arsenal can help cement him as one of England’s key players going into the World Cup next year.

Mark Warburton coached Eze at Queens Park Rangers before the exciting youngster made his move to the Premier League with Crystal Palace in 2020.

The 27-year-old Eze has now made a £67.5million switch to Arsenal, returning to the club where he was rejected as a boy after proving himself elsewhere.

Eze had his best season at QPR under Warburton, scoring 14 goals in 2019-20 before departing.

Former West Ham assistant manager Warburton, right, said he knew he had a special talent on his hands after taking over at the west London club and expects him to flourish at the Emirates.

“He was one of those players, Ebere, who every single day would do something that just caught your attention,” said the 62-year-old.

“It might just be a piece of control where he brought a ball out of the air.