Arsenal star Max Dowman will soon be a player Thomas Tuchel finds impossible to resistThe World Cup will almost certainly come too soon for Max Dowman but there is every chance the Arsenal star will break Theo Walcott's record as the youngest player to win an senior capView 4 Images Max Dowman became the youngest Arsenal player to feature in an FA Cup game (Image: Getty Images)Almost 20 years ago, Sven-Göran Eriksson made a World Cup selection so left-field that the player himself thought it was a practical joke. It was the type of selection unlikely to be repeated but watching Max Dowman tame a treacherous pitch and opposition in Mansfield, it was hard not to envisage him in a full England jersey. A teenage masterclass at the One Call Stadium is not enough to get the one call from Thomas Tuchel. But for those of us arriving late to the Dowman party, this was confirmation that Arsenal and England have a very special talent. When Walcott made his international debut - before his Arsenal debut - in a friendly against Hungary in May, 2006, he became the youngest player in England history.

Source: Daily Mirror March 08, 2026 13:12 UTC