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Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at One Call Stadium
Arsenal 16-year-old's Max Dowman and Marli Salmon are already familiar to the Gunners fans.
The pair were included on the club's pre-season tour of Singapore and Hong Kong at just 15 years of age and have been highly rated for a long time.
Salmon made his debut off the bench against Club Brugge in the Champions League in December and today is his first start for the Gunners.
Dowman made his Premier League debut at 15 and is the youngest player to have started a game for Arsenal after featuring from the start in Arsenal's win over Brighton in the Carabao Cup.
Dowman has signed a pre-contract agreement with Arsenal which has seen him commit his future to the club.
The attacking midfielder is a special talent and is making his first start after recovering from an ankle injury he picked up in December.
Dowman also picks up another record today. His start against Mansfield sees him become Arsenal's youngest ever FA Cup player, at 16 years and 66 days old.




