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'Best night of my career': West Ham Under 18s boss Kevin Keen expresses his pride after watching his side thrash Arsenal to win the FA Youth Cup... as he hopes his players can go on to have 'fantastic careers' with the first-team

West Ham Under 18s manager Kevin Keen has spoken of his pride after watching his side thrash Arsenal to win the FA Youth Cup.

Goals from George Earthy, Callum Marshall, Gideon Kodua, Kaelan Casey and Josh Briggs sealed a 5-1 win for the Hammers at the Emirates Stadium, despite going 1-0 down via Omari Benjamin’s early goal for the Gunners.

It was the first time that the Hammers have won the competition since 1999 with a team which included Joe Cole and Michael Carrick.

Speaking after triumph, Kevin told West Ham's official website: 'I am so proud of them.