Analysis: Dowman makes his claim
Before the game Mikel Arteta said Max Dowman "will have his minutes and he will have to earn them like anybody else". Last season the teenager played 13 tim...
Before the game Mikel Arteta said Max Dowman "will have his minutes and he will have to earn them like anybody else".
Last season the teenager played 13 times - and became the youngest Premier League scorer ever against Everton - but had just been an unused substitute this season so far.
He earned those minutes and more at Portman Road - and will surely be getting another chance in the league soon.
His two goals showed different attributes, first of all displaying great skill and good pace to run at Ipswich's defence and finish. For the second one he was alert in the box to receive a pass and then kept his cool to pick his spot.
Dowman also let the ball run to Mikel Merino for his strike to make it 4-0.
He is just the second 16-year-old to score two goals in a game for a Premier League side in any competition, after Wayne Rooney for Everton against Wrexham in 2002 - also in the League Cup.
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