Miguel Azeez made his senior first team debut for Arsenal towards the end of the 4-2 win over Dundalk on Thursday night.
The Gunners youngster is a graduate of the famed Hale End academy and has been at the club since the age of five years old.
Mikel Arteta's had already secured qualification and won all six of their group games, which opened up the opportunity to give minutes to several youngsters including Folarin Balogun and Ben Cottrell.
Azeez showed off his midfield qualities seven minutes from time as he turned his marker in the middle of the pitch, prompting fans to compare the skill to something former Barcelona midfielder Andries Iniesta would have been proud of.
‘See you later’ - Miguel Azeez, probably pic.twitter.com/28F1Z0bznd
— Top Bins Talk (@TopBinsTalk) December 10, 2020
Azeez is so elegant in possession, mixture of Iniesta’s close control and Pirlo’s range and reading of play. Azeez is headed to the top. pic.twitter.com/jVYgMojStH
— ً (@visionarydou) December 11, 2020
Miguel Azeez plays like Iniesta, so lovely to watch
— Ajani Adams Ayodeji ™ (@Ajani_Adams_Ayo) December 10, 2020
"I'm buzzing," said Azeez after the game.
"I'm happy and overjoyed with the experience. I'm so grateful that I was able to get the experience and all the hard work has paid off today.
"I just wanted to play my game because that's why I'm here. I didn't want to do anything that I'm not used to doing. I just wanted to see the game out and make sure we won and put in a good performance.
"I will play with passion because I love the club. I've been here since the age of five so I'm an Arsenal fan through and through and obviously, I just want to give something back to the fans and play my best games every single day."
