Arsenal boss Unai Emery has singled out Crystal Palace pair Wilfried Zaha and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for praise and insists the Gunners have plenty of their own young players pushing for roles in the senior squad.
Palace travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday having effectively secured their Premier League status for another year.
While it has occasionally been a difficult season for Roy Hodgson’s side, academy graduates Zaha and Wan-Bissaka have often stood out as star performers and have been linked with moves away this summer.
Emery singled them out for praise on the eve of the Emirates Stadium clash and explained how nurturing young talent is an important part of his job.
"They are two very good players," he said of Zaha and Wan-Bissaka. "They are improving a lot and giving Palace a big performance for their success.
"We have here also young players coming from the academy, training with us, playing some matches with us.
"My responsibility is to work with them and give them the possibility to train with us and show the capacity to get into the first team with regularity and also in the future show they can be important players for us."
Additional reporting by Press Association Sport
