Ipswich Town 2-4 Arsenal: The kids are alright

Jim and Rory get off the sunloungers after Arsenal cruised past Ipsiwch Town in the Carabao Cup, where a host of youngsters seized their opportunity to shine. Marli Salmon by name/nature was excellent in defence, while Max Dowman tentatively reminded us that he might already be the best footballer anyone has ever seen anywhere.

Join us as we dive into plenty of stellar performances, assess how effective we were at playing through the lines quickly and realise that Mikel Arteta finally trusts every single member of this squad - except maybe one?

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