Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is happy seeing so many youngsters pushing for the first team in the Europa League this season.

The next generation are patiently waiting in the wings: Matt Smith, Catalin Cirjan, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Bradley Ibrahim and Khayon Edwards have all travelled with the first-team to group games this season, and Nketiah knows all about the buzz around the Academy when the European fixtures come out.

“Yes, that's still happening, the young players coming through look at the competition to get some minutes, to get an opportunity in the first team and in fact, everyone is buzzing, whether it's the young players or the more senior ones," he told arsenal.com.

“Everyone is buzzing at the club and I hope that we can see more debuts handed out, but also that we get results. It's about winning these games and that's what everyone wants – from the youth players all the way up."