‘Looking forward to him joining Man Utd’ – Cheeky fans taunt Arsenal as 15-year-old is promoted to first-team training

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MANCHESTER UNITED fans brutally mocked Arsenal after a 15-year-old academy wonderkid was spotted training with Mikel Arteta’s first-team.

The Old Trafford faithful reckon they can STEAL Max Dowman from Hale End, after prying Chido Obi and Ayden Heaven over the last year.

Arsenal and Manchester United youth players competing for the ball during a soccer match.

Mikel Arteta coaching a player at Arsenal training.

Three Arsenal athletes on stationary bikes during training.

But Arsenal fans will surely riot if Mikel Arteta and Co. let this one go.

Dowman has been a name on the lips of Gooners throughout the season and he has been pictured training with the first team regularly.

And the Arsenal hierarchy are keen to show upcoming talent there is a pathway to the Prem after a two window exodus.

Fans were utterly devastated to see record-breaking academy starlet Obi reject schoolboy terms and leave for Man Utd last summer.

While Hale End defender Ayden Heaven soon followed Obi to Carrington in January.

And Man Utd supporters have issued a hiliarious ‘watch out’ warning to the Emirates faithful, hinting Dowman might jump ship too.

After spotting Dowman in Arsenal training ahead of Chelsea‘s visit on Sunday, one fan wrote: “@ManUtd do your thing”.

A second posted: “Looking forward to him joining United in 18 months .”

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A third added: “They are scared Man Utd will come knocking .”

While another said: “ManchesterUnited bound…”

One more replied: “Can’t wait to see him at Old Trafford in a few years time!”

Striker Obi, 17, has already broken into Man Utd’s first team, playing two Prem games and impressing fans in the club’s FA Cup shootout exit to Fulham.

Meanwhile, Heaven came on at half-time against Arsenal on Sunday as Arteta‘ side all but withdrew from the title race after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

The likes of Amario Cozier-Duberry, Lino Sousa and Reuell Walters left for Brighton, Aston Villa and Luton Town during the summer, but the departure which hurt most was that of Obi.

Unsurprisingly, Arsenal don’t want a repeat of this.

Meanwhile, Dowman was part of Arsenal’s first-team squad that travelled to Dubai for the winter training camp earlier this month.

Chido Obi-Martin of Manchester United in a red jersey.

a soccer player wearing an emirates jersey holds a soccer ball

This season, teenagers Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri have gone from Hale End hopefuls to first team stars.

The earliest point Arsenal can officially sign Dowman to scholarship terms is ahead of the 2026-27 season.

The attacking midfielder has been compared to AC Milan legend Kaka by his youth coach.

While he was fast-tracked into Arsenal‘s U18 team at the tender age of just 13 by former teen prodigy Jack Wilshere.

Up until then, luring him away wouldn’t be too tricky.

Incredibly, he only turned 15 on December 31. Already, though, he turned heads in matches in the Uefa Youth League.

Arteta handed Nwaneri his league debut against Brentford in September 2022, making him the youngest player in the competition’s history at 15 years and 181 days.

In December, Dowman became the youngest player ever to feature for Arsenal at Under 21 level or equivalent after coming off the bench in a 1-1 draw with Brighton

Mail Sport understands that multiple Premier League academies have approached Dowman’s father to register their interest his son.

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IT was a performance that would have pleased Ruben Amorim but a 1-1 draw with Arsenal does little to paper over the cracks at Manchester United.

On a day when the Old Trafford crowd protested the owners, the players stood up to show their remains life in a club that fans say is experiencing a “slow death”.

There was a lack of clear-cut chances in the opening 45 minutes as both sides goalscoring troubles continued.

A moment of magic was needed and Fernandes stepped up as he so often does.

Arsenal‘s wall was full of man mountains, but Fernandes found the power, dip and accuracy to beat David Raya with his free-kick – even if the wall was marched 11.2 yards back instead of the regulated ten.

Mikel Arteta’s side came out swinging in the second-half with their makeshift No9 up top, and it took a brilliant effort from Declan Rice to level the scores.

United were able to frustrate them and remain a threat on the counter but eventually had to settle for a point in a much-improved performance.

Here is how SunSport’s Martin Blackburn rated the United performances.

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