Published Sep 15, 2026, 4:54 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 5 sources

Max Dowman doubles up for Arsenal’s back-ups to beat Ipswich in Carabao Cup

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Max Dowman doubles up for Arsenal’s back-ups to beat Ipswich in Carabao Cup

The bad news for everyone else is that Arsenal’s next generation is already here. Two mesmerising goals in a man-of-the-match display from Max Dowman underlined why the 16-year-old has been compared to a certain Lionel Messi by his manager, Mikel Arteta, as Ipswich were swatted aside with ease. Almost as impressive was the performance of 17-year-old Marli Salmon, who oozed class in central defence on only the second senior start of his career. Ipswich won here the last time these two sides met i