Jack Wilshere has backed his Arsenal under-18 players to bounce back after their 5-1 defeat to West Ham in the FA Youth Cup final at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners took an early lead through Omari Benjamin, but were pegged back by quickfire goals from George Earthy and Callum Marshall before Gideon Kodua's sublime lob from the halfway gave the Hammers a 3-1 lead at the break. Arsenal started the second half well, but two late set-piece goals from Kaelan Casey and Josh Briggs gave the scoreline a more brutal look at full time.
Despite the disappointing nature of the loss however, Wilshere has backed his young side to bounce back from their disappointment in the near future.
