[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/max-dowman/WzLvGkGO/"]Dowman[/a], 16 years and 73 days old, set the record after scoring with virtually the last kick of the match at Emirates Stadium, running more than half the length of the pitch to slot home.[/p][p]While [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] will try to make sure the youngster keeps his feet on the ground, it was important Dowman be given room to grow, said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rooney-wayne/WfXv1DCa/"]Rooney[/a], who scored for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] against Arsenal in 2002 at the age of 16 years and 360 days.[/p][embed guid="48084bbf-52a5-4c46-9a11-48908f6c249b" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2033151232517300473" social-type="twitter" /][p]"Let him enjoy it and go and express himself," the former England forward said on BBC's 'The Wayne Rooney Show'.[/p][p]"[b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arteta-mikel/lAbHYaQM/"]Mikel Arteta[/a], some of the senior players in the Arsenal squad, will not let him get ahead of himself. But I think you have to enjoy it as well[/b].[/p][p]"So when we've got a young lad like that coming through as a 16-year-old, he's clearly got a lot of ability and you just hope he can go and fulfil that potential."[/p][p]Arsenal, who are top of the league with 70 points from 31 matches, next face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Bayer Leverkusen[/a] on Tuesday in the second leg of their Champions League tie.[/p]
Max Dowman should be allowed to enjoy the moment, insists Wayne Rooney
Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said Arsenal's Max Dowman should be allowed to enjoy his achievement after becoming the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history during Saturday's 2-0 win over Everton.
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