6 youth players join Arsenal training for PSV clash | OneFootball

Arsenal had a number of youth players involved in first-team training on Tuesday, ahead of the Champions League last-16 second leg match against PSV Eindhoven.

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Footage of Arsenal’s training session on Tuesday (via Arsenal Youth) revealed that youngsters Jimi Gower, Michal Rosiak, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand, Ismeal Kabia, Tommy Setford, and Alexei Rojas were all involved with the first team.

Setford and Rojas are goalkeepers, with Setford the most likely candidate to step up into Wednesday’s squad to face PSV Eindhoven. Arsenal always include a third goalkeeper in their European squads, so Setford should support David Raya and Neto.

Gower, Rosiak, and Oulad M’Hand are all midfielders, with Rosiak also capable of operating as a full-back, whilst Kabia is a winger.

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Kabia is no stranger to the first-team squad either, having featured in it 10 times this season. The forward even made his debut back in September, coming off the bench in the League Cup match against Bolton Wanderers.

If there’s space, Oulad M’Hand is probably the most deserving of a first-team call-up against PSV.

The Dutch-born youngster has been in excellent form for the Arsenal u21s, and he has plenty of experience of how football is played in the Netherlands. As well as his youth career, he also spent some time on loan with FC Den Bosch’s senior side.

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With Arsenal holding a 7-1 advantage from the first leg of the PSV tie, there will be opportunities to rotate and bring fringe players in off the bench on Wednesday. Even more so with a big-six game against Chelsea coming up on Sunday.