Mikel Arteta has admitted that the Arsenal team has handed out a heavy treatment to teen Max Dowman.
Dowman was introduced this season to the first team of Arsenal and became the second youngest player in the Premier League history, in 15 years and 235 days, in August.
The graduated Hale End is considered one of the brightest talents of English football and will be included in the team for the Carabao Cup -Tonight against Port Vale.
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For that collision, Arteta said that Arsenal Dowman should manage carefully after his rise in the senior setup.
He said that Dowman comprises with a rough treatment by Arsenal’s experienced players, who wanted to kick the 15-year-old after being ashamed of his deception in the training.
“In the beginning they reacted immediately – kick him! That was the first. And Max, to be honest, he was excellent, got up and stepped in the next.” Arteta said.
“You can really take it personally, for someone who was 14 last year, at one point that he did certain things to players, and now everyone loves him. You just want to hug him, help him. He is also such a nice boy and he is very nice by everyone here and just caring for us.
“It brings responsibility to take care of someone with that talent and to ensure that we just do what we have to do to ensure that we get the best chance to exploit his talent, that’s all.”
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