Top Arsenal youth players who deserve to see first team action at the Emirates this season…
Arsenal are well known for their production of young talent, with a number of fantastic stars coming through the ranks of the Gunners’ development system.
There are a number of players in the current crop of Arsenal youngsters who already look ready to make the step up to the senior squad, with three names in particular standing out.
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Here are the top three players in Arsenal’s youth system who deserve first team football this season:
3) Benik Afobe
21-year-old Afobe has looked like a bright prospect at Arsenal for years, but he has really made a statement of intent this season.
Currently on loan at MK Dons, the striker has scored 15 goals in 20 appearances so far, including a brace against Manchester United in the Capital One Cup.
If this showing doesn’t convince Arsene Wenger that he is capable of stepping up then the youngster probably won’t ever make it at Arsenal.
2) Isaac Hayden
Due to Arsenal’s lack of defensive depth, Hayden was looking increasingly likely to see first team action for the Gunners this season. With Calum Chambers pushed out onto the right following Mathieu Debuchy’s injury, Hayden was presumably in line to fill in for Laurent Koscielny alongside Per Mertesacker.
An untimely injury has seen him ruled out until December however, with the 19-year-old missing his chance of senior football for the moment after just two previous appearances for the club.
1) Dan Crowley
At just 17-years-old Crowley may not be completely ready for the rigours of the Premier League just yet, but his performances for the Under-21s has certainly warranted a closer look at the youngster.
He has scored five goals and laid on four assists in four games in the UEFA Youth League this season, as well as finding the back of the net three times in eight games in the Under-21s Premier League.
These returns are fantastic for an out-and-out striker, never mind a midfielder. Crowley could at the very least be given a taste of senior football, even if he is not quite ready to make the step up at the moment.