Arsenal loanee Emile Smith Rowe has impressed in his short time on loan at Championship side Huddersfield Town.
The 19-year-old joined the Terriers on a temporary deal during the January transfer window in a bid to get some invaluable game time and experience after making just two Premier League appearances in the first half of the season.
Smith Rowe has so far made six appearances for Huddersfield, scoring one goal and providing one assist, both coming in his third game for the club in the 3-2 defeat to Fulham at the start of the month.
He has earned rave reviews from fans and is proving why Arsenal hold high hopes for him upon his return to the Emirates Stadium.
The teenager had started every game since his arrival at the John Smith's Stadium, but in a surprise selection, was left on the bench for the Terriers' 1-1 draw with Derby County on Saturday afternoon, coming on for the last 15 minutes of the game.
After the match, Huddersfield boss Danny Cowley explained his decision to leave the midfielder out of the starting lineup.
"Well we didn't want to leave Emile Smith Rowe out. Don't think I woke up pleased that I had to leave Emile out of the starting eleven because he's been excellent for us," he said, as reported by ExaminerLive.
"Really as a football manager you're a supporter as well because you want the team to win, obviously.
"But I just think obviously Emile is very precious to us and it's the first time he's lived a three-game week in his life, let alone at Championship level. He's 19.
"He played on Wednesday and just had something at the back of his knee that was irritating him. We were a little bit concerned about him Wednesday and we just felt it would be too much of a risk.
"Sometimes you just have to be really pragmatic. We've got 13 games left now and we know that if I can get Emile and Karlan [Grant] back on the grass and in the team for ten of those, it gives us a really good chance of doing what we need to do. If I'd risked him and injured him we'd get Karlan back next week but no Emile.
"At the moment Pritch [Alex Pritchard] is close as well, but Emile is our only number 10, so you kind of have to make a decision that you know is going to make you unpopular.
"What I've learned to do, which I probably wouldn't have done in my early -- well, to be fair in the early part of my management career nobody cared, we didn't have any supporters, we got with it!
"But certainly as you get more experienced you just learn to be a bit more pragmatic."
