Teenage star Max Dowman will be out of action for weeks after injuring his ankle.

Dowman picked up the injury on Saturday while playing for Arsenal ’s Under-21 side in a friendly against Manchester United.

The 15-year-old has since undergone scans and Mikel Arteta has confirmed he is set for a spell on the sidelines.

“Max, unfortunately, he picked up an injury last weekend and he had to come off,” he said. “So we did some scans and he is going to be out for weeks.

“It is part of the journey. At some point, when you play at this level, when you play in the position that he plays, when you play in the manner that he plays, it was going to happen.

“It happened. It is not ideal that he is out for weeks, it could have been worse, and learn form it.

“And now use this time as well to

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