It was a hugely positive pre-season for Arsenal's youngsters and that vibe has translated itself onto the senior stage, with the club's U21 and U18 sides both commencing the new campaign with victories. In both cases the outcome was far from straightforward. The U21s, who were able to call upon Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Alex Iwobi and Gedion Zelalem as they took on Fulham at Emirates Stadium last week, dominated proceedings but were left frustrated until Zelalem capped off a fine team move by finding the net with just four minutes remaining. The U18s, meanwhile, beat Norwich City 2-0 at London Colney courtesy of goals from schoolboy Reiss Nelson and substitute Eddie Nketiah. Again, there were...
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