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The Breakdown: Per Mertesacker’s academy special

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Tyreece John-Jules stole the show on Tuesday, scoring our third goal against Al-Nasr just five minutes into his first senior appearance for the club.

He is just the latest in a long line of academy graduates to make an impact on the first-team stage and, along with the likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka and Xavier Amaechi, is part of an exciting group of teenagers looking to give Unai Emery a selection headache next season.

One of the members of staff responsible for our youngsters’ development is former captain Per Mertesacker.