“A joy to watch”: Arteta praises 16-year-old Dowman after historic double in Arsenal’s 4-2 victory at Ipswich | OneFootball

Mikel Arteta has said Max Dowman is a joy to watch and insists Arsenal 'know the talent that we have'.

Dowman scored twice as Arsenal beat Ipswich Town 4-2 at Portman Road to progress to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

The teenager became just the second 16-year-old to score a brace for aPremier League side in any competition, after Wayne Rooney for Everton against Wrexham in 2002.

Dowman has not played a minute in the Premier League so far this season, but provided a reminder of his thrilling talent at Ipswich.

His first was a brilliant individual effort to open the scoring, as Dowman picked up possession, skipped past an outstretched Ipswich leg and fired home. He added a second after half-time with a composed finish and Arteta was full of praise for the Hale End talent.

Arteta hailed an 'unbelievable' performance from Dowman and believes the winger is getting better and better.

"He was unbelievable again; some of the actions and connections that he can give us on the pitch are just a joy to watch," Arteta toldarsenal.com.

"He was really efficient; he’s getting more and more active in action; he can sustain for longer periods, and we know the talent that we have."

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Arteta also reflected on a big week for his side after a third consecutive victory on the road, after wins at Napoli and Sunderland.

"The last week has been tough in Napoli, in Sunderland then coming here again. But again look at the attitude of the players, the desire they showed, and that’s what we have to do - go again."

It also means travel for our supporters, something Mikel is delighted to see.

"Unbelievable again, thank you so much everybody for travelling, creating an incredible atmosphere, supporting and making the players feel that this is an important competition that we want to go through and try to win it."