Overview
- Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the League Cup as Max Dowman made his first competitive start.
- At 15 years, 9 months and 30 days, he set the club record as the youngest player to start a match for Arsenal.
- Mikel Arteta praised Dowman’s natural ability, saying he simply plays his game and shows remarkable qualities.
- Arteta said he expects Dowman to get regular minutes while stressing the club’s duty to protect his development.
- Dowman has already featured in the Premier League as the second-youngest player in the competition’s history, with Ethan Nwaneri the only younger debutant three years earlier.