Emery Keen To Utilise Young Guns

Unai Emery is keen to bring through Arsenal’s academy players in the same way Sunday’s opponents Crystal Palace have managed to.

The Gunners host Roy Hodgson’s Palace on Sunday and are looking to maintain their place in the Premier League’s top four.

While the Eagles have endured difficult spells during the campaign, the likes of Wilfried Zaha and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have often stood out as star performers.

They both came through the ranks at Selhurst Park and have been linked with moves away this summer.

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Emery singled them out for praise on the eve of the Emirates Stadium clash and explained how nurturing young talent is an important part of his job. “They are two very good players,” he said of Zaha and Wan-Bissaka. “They are improving a lot and giving Palace a big performance for their success. “We have here also young players coming from the academy, training with us, playing some matches with us.

“My responsibility is to work with them and give them the possibility to train with us and show the capacity to get into the first team with regularity and also in the future show they can be important players for us.”