Ex-England striker Wayne Rooney has praised Max Dowman’s impression after the Arsenal winger grew to become the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer – however wonders if the 16-year-old may need to give attention to his GCSEs for the remainder of the season.
{The teenager} scored in a 2-0 win over Everton that helped the Gunners transfer 9 factors clear on the high of the Premier League.
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Rooney was as soon as the Premier League’s youngest scorer when he netted for Everton towards Arsenal in 2002.
“He has received his GCSEs and his schooling, I am positive for him and his household, is essential as nicely,” he mentioned on
“What a chance for him to be across the squad. He might be a Premier League winner when he is nonetheless ending college off.
“He is received an aura and a perception about him and it was the identical towards Everton. If it is schooling first, I do not suppose we’ll see a lot of him over the following few weeks.”
Rooney added: “He will not be in as a lot as he’d most likely like, however you then’ve received a few years forward of you.”
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Rooney says he was on £75 per week earlier than turning skilled – and borrowing cash from his mother and father – when he scored towards the Gunners aged 16.
“I used to be again out enjoying with my mates on the streets once I scored after the sport,” he mentioned.
However occasions have modified.
“Now we’re in social media,” Rooney mentioned. “Folks shall be messaging, Instagram or Twitter, no matter he is received. And you will be seeing it all over the place.
“So I do not suppose he could have slept many hours [on Saturday night] as a result of I am positive he could have been up watching it.
“It is completely different now, a distinct age once I was coming by means of. There was no social media at the moment.
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“So it was all in regards to the newspapers and whether or not you appreciated it or not – entrance web page and again web page. I believe the scrutiny’s not on you as a lot perhaps as of late.”
Rooney additionally praised Dowman’s perspective.
“He appears, from the video games I’ve watched, to not let that strain have an effect on him as a result of he will get the ball, he holds on to it, he commits defenders, he goes to take them on, and so he undoubtedly appears to be like like he is received a confidence about him,” Rooney mentioned.
“Mikel Arteta, among the senior gamers within the Arsenal squad, is not going to let him get forward of himself. However I believe you must get pleasure from it as nicely.
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“Typically folks suppose that having fun with success is smug and I simply suppose they do it within the [USA]. They get pleasure from it they usually rejoice it.
“So once we’ve received a younger lad like that coming by means of as a 16-year-old, he is clearly received a number of means and also you simply hope he can go and fulfil that potential.
“Let him get pleasure from it and go and specific himself.”