If this is what Mikel Arteta’s vision for
Arsenal looks like then the future is in very safe hands. First-half goals from youth team products Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah secured a first away victory for their manager since he succeeded Unai Emery and set up another trip to the south coast to play Portsmouth in the fifth round.
Along with the impressive Joe Willock and Gabriel Martinelli, Arteta’s decision to field a starting lineup that featured four players aged 20 or under paid dividends here with an all-action display which left Eddie Howe’s side chasing shadows at times during the first half.