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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his young players are "worth the risk" after a youthful Gunners side beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Fratton Park in the FA Cup on Monday.
Goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah secured Arsenal a spot in the quarter-finals after Arteta named a starting XI that included six players aged 20 or under:
The Gunners were widely expected to get past the League One outfit, but it was a tough assignment for Arsenal's youngsters given Pompey went into the clash on a 10-game winning run at home.
Arteta acknowledged after the win that it was a risk fielding such a young side, per BBC Sport (h/t Tom Doyle of the Evening Standard):
"I'm really pleased with them [the youngsters].