Arsenal sealed their status as winners of Group E in the Europa League as they strolled to a 3-0 win over Vorksla Poltava on Thursday night, with Unai Emery's young Gunners showing extraordinary quality to match the extraordinary circumstances in which the game was played – the match was relocated to Kiev due to off-the-field controversy in Ukraine. While all of the youth talents deployed by Emery, at the very least, held their own, Emile Smith-Rowe stood out as he opened the scoring by pouncing on a loose ball and firing into an empty net. The 18-year-old completed two key passes and was also more than handy on the back foot as he completed two tackles and three interceptions...
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