Premier League teams rung the changes as the European group stages came to a close this week, with some promising youngsters impressing on the biggest stages in football.
With Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea already guaranteed a spot in the Champions League knockout rounds, the three sides gave opportunities to their academy products as they all avoided defeat on matchday six.
Meanwhile, Arsenal had sealed top spot in their Europa League group and continued bleeding through youngsters as they claimed a 4-2 victory in Dundalk to make it six wins out of six in Europe this season.