Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Emile Smith-Rowe has emerged as a positive example for youngsters at the Emirates.
The 18-year-old attacking midfielder made an impact in the Europa League on Thursday night when he opened the scoring for Arsenal in their 4-0 win over Vorskla in the Ukraine.
The youngster has started the last three Europa League games for the Gunners and has been gradually carving out a place for himself in the first team squad at the Emirates.
Emery is delighted with the performance Rowe put in away from home and believes the youngster is taking more responsibility as he settles into the first team squad.
He believes the 18-year-old can emerge as an example for the youngsters at Arsenal who are trying to make their mark. Emery stressed that the club want to help them progress but the starlets will also need to work hard, like Rowe, in order to develop.
Speaking about the young attacker, the Arsenal manager said in a press conference: “He is taking confidence, he is taking responsibility and also I think today his performance in 90 minutes is very good.
“He is a good example for the other young players.”
He continued: “We think they can help us but they need the confidence of playing matches, not only working with us in the training sessions.
“They need to take minutes in matches like today.
“We want and have the responsibility with the young players like Emile but also the others for them to stay, work and show us that they can improve and stay with us.”
