West Ham United under-18s manager Kevin Keen has hailed his side’s FA Youth Cup final win over Arsenal as the best night of his career.
Goals from George Earthy, Callum Marshall, Gideon Kodua, Kaelan Casey and Josh Briggs sealed a 5-1 win for the visitors at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, despite going 1-0 down via Omari Benjamin’s early goal for the Gunners.
The trophy win for the young Hammers was their first in this competition since 1999 when a team starring Joe Cole and Michael Carrick claimed the silverware with a 9-0 aggregate victory over Coventry City in the final.