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Fabian Hurzeler discussed Arsenal record-breaker Max Dowman after his Brighton side were knocked out of the Carabao Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dowman, 15, became the youngest player to ever start a match for Arsenal in Wednesday\u2019s 2-0 win over Brighton.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta made ten changes from the team that beat Crystal Palace at the weekend but a youthful Gunners side was still strong enough to see off Brighton.<\/p>\n

Ethan Nwaneri, Arsenal\u2019s previous youngest player before Dowman, broke the deadlock on the hour mark after combining with fellow academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n

Bukayo Saka, one of the older and most experienced players in the squad but still only 24, put the game to bed when he came off the bench to score Arsenal\u2019s second.<\/p>\n

Arsenal\u2019s priority is to win their first Premier League title since 2004 and Arteta\u2019s side are four points clear at the top of the table.<\/p>\n

But lifting the Carabao Cup should not be sniffed at for a team that has struggled to secure silverware under Arteta and the Gunners will face Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Brighton boss Hurzeler admitted his team were not at their \u2018highest level\u2019 at the Emirates Stadium but felt the outcome could have been very different had the visitors taken their chances.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think if we take our chances we would be in the next round,\u2019 the Seagulls manager said. \u2018It\u2019s about scoring and defending goals and unfortunately we were not able to score or defend our goal.<\/p>\n

\u2018We didn\u2019t defend the key moments well enough. In the second half we didn\u2019t have loads of chances but we had possibilities to score, we tried hard, but we weren\u2019t able to do it.<\/p>\n

\u2018We were not at our highest level today but it\u2019s also not easy to score goals here, we all know that.\u2019<\/p>\n

Hurzeler was then asked about Dowman and whether it was difficult to make a game-plan not knowing which team Arteta would pick and knowing less about some of the youngsters in Arsenal\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think he [Dowman] already played some minutes in the Premier League so he\u2019s a good player,\u2019 Hurzeler said before likening Dowman to his Arsenal teammate and England star Saka.<\/p>\n

\u2018We all try to prepare our team the best we can do. Left-footed player, similar to Saka, so the profiles are not too different.<\/p>\n

\u2018We tried to prepare the best way we can but for sure you don\u2019t always knows who\u2019s playing until you see the teamsheet and at that point you can give some more advice to the players.\u2019<\/p>\n

While this was Dowman\u2019s first start, it was his fourth appearance for Arsenal overall since his debut back in August.<\/p>\n

Arteta described it as a \u2018very special evening\u2019 as Arsenal not only progressed but were able to give \u2018huge debuts\u2019 to Dowman and striker Andre Harriman-Annous.<\/p>\n

\u2018A very special evening to be fair, very happy for various reasons,\u2019 said Arteta.<\/p>\n

\u2018Obviously, we are in the quarter-finals, and we won the game against a really tough opponent.<\/p>\n

\u2018We made 10 changes, we played players that never played together, yet we made two huge debuts for Max and Andre.<\/p>\n

\u2018That feeling of giving the opportunity to somebody and fulfilling a dream is unique, and I\u2019m very happy that things turned out to be very positive, and we managed to win the game.\u2019<\/p>\n

Arsenal return to Premier League action against Burnley this weekend while Brighton play host to Leeds United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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