Arsenal’s Max Dowman scores their first objective. Picture: REUTERS
LONDON:
Arsenal’s 16-year-old Max Dowman scored twice in a 4-2 League Cup victory at Ipswich City to proceed the membership’s excellent begin to the season and Liverpool additionally reached the fourth spherical as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Anfield on Tuesday.
Dowman confirmed nice footwork to open the scoring within the seventh minute and made it 3-0 shortly after the interval with one other silky end to grow to be solely the second 16-year-old to attain two targets in the identical recreation for a Premier League membership.
Noni Madueke had doubled Arsenal’s lead and Mikel Merino made it 4-0 earlier than Ipswich rallied with targets by Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom to salvage some delight.
Dowman matched Wayne Rooney’s feat of scoring twice for Everton in a League Cup tie in opposition to Wrexham in 2002 and supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned “every thing is feasible” for the teenager.
“That’s one thing very pure for him and he can ship these actions, that’s his largest high quality. His utility, and talent to maintain the motion,” Arteta mentioned.
“At 16 years previous he can create the moments. He’s coping higher and higher and higher. We all know the expertise, we have to take care of him. Step-by-step.”
Premier League champions Arsenal have now gained all six of their video games this season in all competitions.
Struggling Tottenham despatched out a robust beginning lineup at Anfield in opposition to a Liverpool workforce displaying 10 modifications from the aspect that drew with Fulham on the weekend.
However the confidence-boosting victory Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi desired after a poor begin to the season didn’t materialise as they succumbed to the 10-time winners.
Alexis Mac Allister’s scientific end into the highest nook put Liverpool forward and Cody Gakpo made it 2-0 within the 54th minute with a strong end after slicing in from the left.
Conor Gallagher headed Tottenham’s reply — the membership’s first objective in opposition to Premier League opposition this season — however substitute Dominik Szoboszlai wrapped up the win with a shocking late thunderbolt from exterior the penalty space.
“I’m happy with the efficiency. I believe there have been totally different phases within the recreation however general I appreciated the vitality,” Liverpool supervisor Andoni Iraola mentioned.
Fulham gained a five-goal thriller at second-tier West Ham United with Oscar Bobb’s first objective for the membership sealing a 3-2 win on the London Stadium. High-flight Brentford additionally made it by way of with a 2-1 win at Studying because of targets by Callum Wilson and Fabio Carvalho.
Third-tier Peterborough reached the fourth spherical, edging a penalty shootout in opposition to Barnsley after a 3-3 draw.