Max Dowman has become the youngest player to start for Arsenal after being named in their starting XI for the Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.
Dowman, who is 15 years and 302 days old, beats the previous record set by Jack Porter, who started in the Carabao Cup against Bolton Wanderers in September 2024 aged 16 years 72 days.
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Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal manager, knows he has an exceptional talent at his disposal and has shown he believes Dowman, who is yet to finish secondary school, can compete at the highest level.
Speaking to Sky Sports before the game, Arteta said of starting Dowman: “I think he was expecting it, he’s been around us for a few months. We believe in the context, surrounded by senior players, and hope he can cope with that in the way he has done in the last few months.”
It was yet another milestone in Dowman’s rapid rise, having already become the second-youngest player in history to play in the Premier League.
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