Arsenal signed Charlie Patino from Luton for £10,000 when he was just 11Eddie Nketiah may have scored a hat-trick as Arsenal reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals but it was another Gunners prospect getting the home crowd purring.Fans inside the Emirates were chanting Charlie Patino’s name when he was brought on as a substitute for his first-team debut – and they were even louder after he netted in added time in the 5-1 victory over Sunderland.The 18-year-old, who was born two months into Arsenal’s famous Invincibles season of 2003-04, only entered the field in the 80th minute, before turning Nicolas Pepe’s cross into the corner to cap a good night for Mikel Arteta.”A beautiful moment. He is a kid that is coming through our system, a lovely kid. He is training with us almost every week. It was a dream,” said Arteta.”As a debut t… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Charlie Patino: Arsenal’s teenage wonderkid scores on debut
