Marquinhos is wearing number 27 in training, so he is part of the first-team squad. It’s still possible that he could go on loan though - decision not made yet.
Ethan Nwaneri turns 16 today. The official date for the start of scholarship contracts for next season is July 1st. He’s also now eligible to play in senior European competitions from next season.
Max Dowman, the 13-year-old midfielder who has already played for the U18s, also played for the U16s against Liverpool. He scored two goals and got three assists.
Joe becomes the last of the three Willock brothers to leave Arsenal. All three were previously at Hale End. Chris is now at QPR and Matty is at Salford.
Smith Rowe in the programme: 'As an Arsenal fan it would be a dream to become an Arsenal legend. I want to win trophies with the team. I could see myself being a one-club man if everything works out.'
Hopefully he will get some chances soon.
Balogun’s shirt in first-team dressing room at Emirates Stadium on tour. Essentially confirmation that he’s been promoted. He should get a lower squad number soon. Has temporarily been assigned 40 for this season.
Arsenal now have space in their Premier League squad for four non-homegrown senior players. Vlahovic (if he joined) would count as under-21 for this season.
Saka with his Premier League academy graduate award.
He said: ‘I hope this inspires a lot of players coming through the academy that they can achieve this as well.’
Quite staggering that Arsenal could have fielded this team in Premier League 2 this season without using any overage players: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Rekik, Ogungbo, Tavares; Lokonga, Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
A few people have asked what Ljungberg is like as a coach - likes to play out from the back, midfielders making dynamic runs, lots of pressing. Always very encouraging of players during the game. Argues with officials a lot.
Bukayo Saka was in the first-team dressing room at London Colney today, which suggests he's been officially promoted, although it hasn't been announced yet.
That’s probably the best 45 minutes Nwaneri has had since he stepped up to the U21s. Everything looks so easy for him and he has the combination of pace and power.