Birchall delighted to progess to quarter-finals

Arsenal under-18s head coach Adam Birchall was delighted with our team spirit and determination to beat Fulham 2-1 in the FA Youth Cup on Friday night.

Our young Gunners made the perfect start to the weekend as goals from Andre Harriman-Annous & Max Dowman put us 2-0 up less than half an hour into the game.

Fulham got a goal back before the break, but resolute defending and sheer determination saw us book our place in the quarter-finals, where we’ll host either Manchester United or Chelsea.

Read more U18s report: Fulham 1-2 Arsenal

On the performance…

“Really proud of them, I said before the game it was an opportunity they earned from the last round, and what I saw (tonight) was young people…