Arsenal need all the help they can get, at the moment. Down to three fit forwards, one of whom is still a child until next month, they need bodies, and talented ones to sustain a Premier League and Champions League run-in.
What better time, then, to have a gold mine just down the road from their training ground, which has begun to churn out wonderkid after wonderkid ready-made for Mikel Arteta's first team.
Amid the 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City earlier this month, two scorers particularly resonated with the Arsenal faithful.