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Dowman's double prompts Merino to liken Arsenal teenager to Lamine Yamal
September 16, 2026 at 06:56 PM
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Max Dowman scored twice in Arsenal's 4-2 Carabao Cup win at Ipswich, prompting Mikel Merino to compare the 16-year-old to Lamine Yamal.
- Max Dowman scored twice in Arsenal's 4-2 Carabao Cup win at Ipswich, sending the club into the fourth round.
- Mikel Merino, who also scored, said Dowman and Yamal share character similarities, thriving under pressure and ignoring the spotlight.
- Merino called Dowman an "unbelievable talent" who "makes the difference" against grown men, saying Arsenal will push him to his best level.
- The two-goal display made Dowman only the second 16-year-old to score twice for a Premier League team, after Wayne Rooney in 2002.

