Arsenal turn to rare experience for Champions League trip
Sameer Bhatia | September 10, 2026 4:58 PM CST
Arsenal currently have no shortage of young players pushing for first-team opportunities.
Sixteen-year-old Max Dowman, regular midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly, and defender Cristhian Mosquera are among the emerging talents available to Mikel Arteta.
However, the Gunners manager opted for a different formula for this evening’s Champions League meeting away at Napoli.
Arteta appeared to prioritise experience over youth at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with two 30-year-olds — Mikel Merino and David Raya — included in the starting line-up.
In fact, Arsenal had not named an older side than this one since the days of Arsène Wenger in charge.
Could that be another indication of the north London club’s youth-focused recruitment policy taking effect?
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