England boss Fabio Capello has hailed Arsenal as having the ideal European academy.

Capello saw Arsenal's superkids dismantle Wigan in the Carling Cup on Tuesday night and declared: "Arsenal's academy, for example, is the perfect example of how young players should be brought along at all European clubs."

The Italian also spoke highly of Arsenal winger Theo Walcott: "(Predecessor Sven-Goran) Eriksson had told me only good things about Walcott.

"He had taken him to the World Cup in 2006, don't forget, even though he didn't play, so I called him up to the squad and I was immediately impressed with his dribbling skills, his pace and his range of passes.

"At Arsenal, he has a manager, Arsene Wenger, who can help him get even better. I have also seen a lot of good players in the England Under-21 side, and that fills me with great hope for the future."