Everton's announcement of a 32-man squad for their pre-season tour of the USA had fans wondering just how much game-time a few of the youngsters on the trip might be awarded.
Frank Lampard went some of the way to answering that at half-time of his side's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal. The Blues might have been behind thanks to two quickfire goals from Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka, but you imagine it was always part of the manager's plan to give some younger talent a run-out.
Billy Crellin, Reece Welch, Lewis Warrington and Stanley Mills were all introduced to the fray at this juncture with Everton having struggled in the first period somewhat to keep up with their opponents. It wasn't an easy environment for them to step into, never mind the fact that this was just a pre-season match.
