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Arsenal's march towards the Premier League featured a historic contribution from teenager Max Dowman.AFP Sport looks at three talking points from this weekend's action: Teenage dreams for Dowman Questions over Arsenal's lack of guile and ability to handle the mental strain of going for a first league title in 22 years were about to be raised once more -- until Mikel Arteta's men were saved by 16-year-old Max Dowman.
Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman (Ben STANSALL) Arsenal's march towards the Premier League featured a historic contribution from teenager Max Dowman. Erling Haaland's barren run has hit Manchester City's title bid, while Tottenham received a glimmer of hope in their fight against relegation. AFP Sport looks at three talking points from this weekend's action: Teenage dreams for Dowman Questions over Arsenal's lack of guile and ability to handle the mental strain of going for a first league title in 22 years were about to be raised once more -- until Mikel Arteta's men were saved by 16-year-old Max Dowman.
"He changed the game every time he got the ball," said Arteta, who tore down the touchline in manic celebration at both his side's late goals in Saturday's dramatic 2-0 win over Everton. Dowman was the creator for the opener as his cross deceived Jordan Pickford, handing Viktor Gyokeres a tap-in. Pickford was stranded upfield moments later after going forward for a late Everton corner when Arsenal broke.
Dowman collected possession deep inside his own half and weaved past Vitaliy Mykolenko and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall before running free towards an open goal and becoming the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history. "To do it at that age, in this context, with the pressure and expectations to win the game, it's just not normal," added Arteta. The Gunners boss has a delicate balancing act to strike between giving Dowman the minutes to flourish while not putting too much expectation on his shoulders.
But his impact has taken Arsenal a giant strike towards ending their long wait for the title, with the leaders now nine points ahead of second-placed Manchester City. City slump amid Haaland barren spell Manchester City remain alive for now in four competitions, but their season is at risk of unravelling quickly. Draws against two of the sides in the relegation battle -- West Ham and Nottingham Forest -- in their last two league games have allowed Arsenal to gallop clear at the top.