Arsenal Football Club has achieved a historic milestone in the 1/8 finals of the English Cup away match against Mansfield Town.
Idman.Biz reports with reference to the Opta portal that two 16-year-old footballers, Marli Salmon and Max Dowman, were in the Gunners' starting lineup at the same time. This fact is noteworthy as a rare event in the club's history and in English football.
Thus, Arsenal became the first team in Premier League history to field two 16-year-old footballers in the starting lineup in an official tournament game.