Has Arsenal's academy revived their title hopes?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Liverpool legend Alan Hansen who famously said "you can't win anything with kids" Yet on Sunday Arsenal’s teenagers took centre stage as they dismantled the champions with both Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri getting on the scoresheet. So can Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal win anything with kids? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Phil Hay to discuss the 5-1 win over Man City. Art De Roche also drops by to discuss the emergence of the likes of Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri. Meanwhile, The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein also gives his thoughts on the impact the youngsters have had on the club's recruitment plans along with the pressure of their pursuit for a striker. Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: James McNicholas, Phil Hay, Art De Roche and David Ornstein Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.8	Welcome to the Athletic F.C. podcast with me, Iyo Akin Mulerre.
1:11.7	It was Liverpool legend Alan Hansen, who famously said...
1:15.0	You can't win anything with kids.
1:16.5	On Sunday, Arsenal's teenagers took centre stage as they dismantled the champions.
1:21.5	Miles Lewis Skinny!
1:23.9	The boy becomes a man!
1:26.7	What a hit! What a hit! What a star! The boy becomes a man. Mary.
1:29.4	What a hit, what a hit!
1:31.9	What a star!
1:35.9	So can Artetta's Arsenal win anything with kids?
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