Arsenal's youngsters knocked Premier League rivals Wigan out of the Carling Cup with a 3-0 win at the Emirates. Jay Simpson's brace and Carlos Vela ensured Arsenal's passage into the next round.
The attacking threat from Arsenal was clear from only the twelth minute when Jack Wilkshire put Carlos Vela bursting into the box. He attempted to round Kirkland however the Wigan keeper got a hand to it.
The pressure continued throughout the hlaf and just before the break Simpson scored his first for the club in his first competitive appearance. Not long into the second half Simpson got his and Arsenal's second and only three minutes later Vela completed the scoring.
The average age of the starting eleven was only nineteen but from the start they tore Wigan apart. Goal keeper Lukasz Fabianski was the oldest player in the team aged only 23!
Wenger said, "It was a big test for such a young team. Many players were under 18 tonight and we stood up to the test and got a remarkable combination of desire, energy and quality."
If Arsenal carry on churning out talented players like they are doing now who know's how good they could be in years t come. Watch this space . . . . . . . . . . . .
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