Mikel Arteta says he has faith in Arsenal’s youngsters after a youthful Gunners side qualified for the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Portsmouth.
Eddie Nketiah and Sokratis scored, with Bukayo Saka, Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Gabriel Martinelli and Matteo Guendouzi all starting, while January signing Pablo Mari also played 90 minutes.
Arteta was pleased with their performance on what could have been a tricky night. Portsmouth are fighting for promotion from League One, and had been 19 games unbeaten on home soil.
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"It's a difficult place to come but I have faith in these kids,” Arteta told BT Sport.