Emile Smith Rowe has revealed that Reiss Nelson was the standout player during his youth career at Arsenal.
Smith Rowe and the club's back-to-back player of the year Bukayo Saka are the two standout players to come out of the Hale End academy in recent years, scoring 21 goals between them during last the 2021/22 Premier League campaign. However, the young midfielder has now admitted that it was actually Nelson who was dominating the scene during his formative years in north London.
When asked who the standout youth player was by the Vibe with Five YouTube channel, Smith Rowe replied: "Reiss Nelson - he was the one in my age group. The things he used to do, you couldn't believe it sometimes."
