Arsenal They included 14-year-old Max Dowman in first team training. Premier League counter conflict Chelsea Sunday.

Mikel ArtetaAfter back-to-back defeats against Newcastle United and Inter, the team wants to move on.

Arsenal are currently 10 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League and a defeat at Stamford Bridge on Sunday would deal another huge blow to their title ambitions.

Arteta and his players were making their final preparations ahead of the Chelsea game and Dowman made a surprise inclusion in the first team squad.

The 14-year-old midfielder is highly regarded by Arsenal’s academy and is predicted to eventually progress to the first team.

In September, Dowman made history as the youngest player to score a goal in the UEFA Youth League.

Speaking before he left Arsenal’s academy to join Norwich City’s first team coaching staff, Jack Wilshere said of Dowman: ‘There’s always a concern when you’re putting a young player like that on the field in these games, but if you’re good enough you’re old enough. .

‘He could be more consistent but he’s only 14 and hasn’t even started his GCSEs yet.

‘Because of his age we need to find a balance between letting him play and have fun while also trying to give him as much work as we can.’

Declan Rice was not seen in the video feed of Arsenal’s training session on Saturday as he continues to recover from a broken toe.

Asked whether Rice would be available against Chelsea, Arteta said on Friday: ‘I have to be very vague on that because there is no clarity on whether he will be available for the weekend.

‘What I can say is that he hasn’t trained yet and it’s unclear whether he’ll be ready to play.’

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