"On the night that Max Dowman became the club's youngest player to start a match, at the age of just 15 years and 302 days, it was two other graduates of the Hale End academy who scored the decisive goals to send Mikel Arteta's side into the last eight. Ethan Nwaneri, who has one record that Arsenal's latest protege can never beat, as the youngest player in Premier League history, found the net again on a rare start to settle an inexperienced Arsenal side's nerves"
"On the impressive evidence of the 70 minutes he was granted here by Arteta, the forward who will turn 16 on New Year's Eve will have plenty more opportunities to impress on the right flank over the years to come. It was a very special evening, said a delighted Arteta. For him everything is natural, it's the way he plays."
Max Dowman became the club's youngest starter at 15 years and 302 days. Two other Hale End graduates, Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka, scored decisive goals to send Arsenal into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Nwaneri, already the youngest Premier League player in history, scored on a rare start to steady an inexperienced side. Saka completed the victory after replacing Dowman. Mikel Arteta praised the teenager's natural play and lack of fuss, and suggested the forward will have many more opportunities on the right flank. The quarter-final draw pairs Arsenal with Crystal Palace and schedules matches for the week commencing 15 December.
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