Teenager Ethan Nwaneri scored his first Arsenal goals as they cruised to victory over League One Bolton to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.
The 17-year-old, making his first senior start for the club, slotted into an empty net from Raheem Sterling’s cross, before taking advantage of some sloppy Bolton play to pick up the ball from Declan Rice and roll under visiting goalkeeper Luke Southwood.
Nwaneri’s two goals came after he had already played a part in Arsenal’s 16th-minute opener with a fizzed cross which Scott Arfield failed to clear and Rice dispatched a calm finish into the bottom corner.
Sterling tapped home from a couple of yards in the 64th minute after Southwood spilled Bukayo Saka’s effort for his first goal in Arsenal colours on his first start since joining from London rivals Chelsea this summer.
Kai Havertz wrapped up a convincing win at Emirates Stadium after guiding home a rebound when Sterling’s shot was saved.
Aaron Collins had pulled one back for Bolton in the 53rd minute after a brilliant counter-attack. It was ultimately a consolation, but one that denied teenage Arsenal goalkeeper Jack Porter a clean sheet on his record-setting senior debut.
At 16 years and 72 days old, he became the youngest player to start a first-team game for the Gunners, breaking a record set by Cesc Fabregas in October 2003.
Porter was called up after first-choice David Raya was ruled out with a thigh injury and summer signing Neto was cup-tied, having already featured in the competition this season for parent club Bournemouth.
