Arsenal manager Unai Emery has named English born Ghanaian youngster Jordi Osei Tutu in his squad for the Europa League game against Vorskla Poltava.
The 20 year old is among seven other youth players named in the team that will face the Ukranian side on Thursday night.
According Unai Emery, young players at Arsenal deserve the opportunities in games like this to enhance their experience.
“We have a big responsibility with young players,” Emery said. “At Arsenal, every year we are working very well with young players.
“When there are matches like Thursday’s in a very big week for us, where we are playing a lot of matches, we have players to cover here. We need to give them chances.
“They are working with us in all the sessions and also in pre-season. They are coming with us because we can give them chances tomorrow and also because we would prefer for some players to not do this long travelling. We prefer for them to stay in London working for the next match on Sunday.
“The Europa League is very important for us and it’s very important for us to win on Thursday and come first in this group. The young players are going to have chances.
“Then you know that some players like Eddie Nketiah, like Willock, like Emile Smith Rowe, have played. Then other younger players are coming through with us like Bukayo, Dominic, Zech and Charlie. For us, it’s not different because they are working with us every day.”
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