Mikel Arteta has said that Max Dowman can learn from Bukayo Saka about being targeted by opponents, with the Arsenal boss admitting that even his teammates' first instinct was to "kick" the teenager in training.

Dowman, 15, has already featured in two Premier League games for Arsenal this season and could make history as the club's youngest-ever starter if he is named in the starting XI against Port Vale in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

Something that has been a feature of the highly-rated youngster's first-team and youth appearances is rough treatment from defenders, and Arteta believes believes Dowman has the perfect role model in Saka.

"For England [Under-19s] against Spain , in the first 40 minutes, it was nine fouls," Arteta said.

"It's going to happen, he's going to

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