Mikel Arteta says Max Dowman keeps doing something in training that’s ‘very rare’

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Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman is one of the best young players on the planet.

The 15-year-old has already made his senior debut for the Gunners and has raised the excitement levels through the roof at the Emirates.

Dowman broke the Arsenal U21s record recently by becoming the youngest player ever to score in the Premier League 2.

Playing with the academy side is helpful, but Dowman is officially a part of the Arsenal first-team, and we expect him to get some minutes with the senior squad in the coming days.

Mikel Arteta reveals what Max Dowman does whenever he gets kicked by Arsenal players

It’s very rare to see a 15-year-old train with the first team, but Max Dowman has been doing it since he was just 14 years old.

Everyone in the senior setup is aware of the youngster’s ability.

In fact, some of them have been embarrassed by Dowman in training already under the watchful eyes of Mikel Arteta.

The Arsenal manager was asked how the senior players react when they are nutmegged by Dowman.

“At the beginning, they responded immediately – kick him,” Arteta said in his press conference, as per Arsenal.com.

Later, in the embargoed section of his presser, the Gunners boss was asked how Dowman reacts every time he gets kicked.

Arteta said: “He just gets up. Yeah, it’s very rare. Sometimes I get surprised by emotionally how cool he can be.

“I think it’s about repetition. He’s so used to it. Now, he knows that ‘let the referee deal with it and my teammates probably to defend me, and I will carry on playing’.”

Max Dowman has a huge physical test coming up

Arteta confirmed that Dowman will be in the squad when Arsenal take on Port Vale in the Carabao Cup.

It’s unclear if the 15-year-old will start the game, but he is expected to play a part in what will surely be a big physical battle.

League One clubs are usually very physical, and their players will not want to let a 15-year-old embarrass them with his skills.

However, Dowman made light work of Joelinton, who is one of the most physical players in the Premier League.

So, we are convinced he will have no problems against Port Vale on Wednesday night.