{"id":316127,"date":"2026-04-09T23:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316127"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:26:51","slug":"man-utd-legend-paul-scholes-makes-huge-claim-over-arsenal-star-max-dowman-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/man-utd-legend-paul-scholes-makes-huge-claim-over-arsenal-star-max-dowman-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd legend Paul Scholes makes huge claim over Arsenal star Max Dowman | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recent Arsenal star Max Dowman (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Scholes believes there isn’t a query latest Arsenal star Max Dowman should go to the World Cup and says there shouldn’t be one other English player together with his \u2018ability\u2019.<\/p>\n

Dowman has been named as a possible bolter in England\u2019s squad for this summer\u2019s World Cup after his breakthrough on the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

The midfielder became the second youngest player in Premier League history when he made his Arsenal debut initially of the season, with only teammate Ethan Nwaneri playing within the competition at a younger age.<\/p>\n

Dowman has made an additional eight appearances for Arsenal since his first-team debut, making Premier League history because the youngest ever goalscorer within the 2-0 win over Everton last month.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta has been understandably cautious with Dowman\u2019s game-time given he remains to be in school but there have still been calls for Tuchel to take the Arsenal wonderkid to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Manchester United legend and ex-England midfielder Scholes is firmly in that camp, insisting he would pick the \u2018unbelievable\u2019 and \u2018sensible\u2019 teenager.<\/p>\n

Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast<\/a>, Scholes, who earned 66 England caps, said: \u2018How good is Max Dowman?\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0unbelievable.<\/p>\n

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Man Utd and England legend Paul Scholes (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Do you’re thinking that he must be within the England squad for the World Cup? Take a look at Spain with Lamine Yamal\u2026 get him in!<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ve\u00a0not got a player like Dowman.\u00a0I feel Thomas Tuchel is the kind of manager who might take him. Did you see his goals for the England U20s?\u2019<\/p>\n

Tuchel is blessed with options in midfielder and within the attacking areas, with the likes of Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke, Anthony Gordon, Marcus Rashford and Morgan Rogers all set to go to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Lamine Yamal helped Spain win Euro 2024 as a young person (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asked who Dowman must be picked ahead of, Scholes added: \u2018Anyone, I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care. I feel\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0sensible. Spain would do it and Spain are successful.<\/p>\n

\u2018I’d take him all day\u00a0long,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0an English player with the power\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0got. He floats past people.\u2019<\/p>\n

Scholes\u2019 former teammate Rio Ferdinand also believes Dowman must be a part of England\u2019s World Cup squad that travels to the US this summer.<\/p>\n

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Dowman has made nine appearances for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asked concerning the impact Dowman can have for club and country over the subsequent few months, Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel<\/a>: \u2018I feel he\u00a0has to\u00a0go\u00a0[to the World Cup]. I feel\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0special.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s\u00a0doing the identical thing he did through all ages group within the Premier League against grown men.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0been doing the identical thing in training against Arsenal players who’re\u00a0top of the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Even the players there are going \u201cwow\u201d,\u00a0even the manager is saying\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not seen anything like this from a player so young.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u2018Those talents\u00a0should\u00a0go \u2013 Michael Owen went to the World Cup young and blew up the\u00a0whole world. You\u00a0should\u00a0give these talents the experience and even when he went there and\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0play it could be useful for him to get used to the environment and playing at a tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018That might be hugely helpful;\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0seen players do this before and profit from it.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0play a minute on the 1998 World Cup but that have really helped on the 2002 tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I’d like to see him go \u2013 it could be so exciting for English football.\u00a0I’d 100% take him \u2013 take a look at Spain with Lamine Yamal,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not comparing\u00a0them\u00a0but they saw a special talent and took him after which he blew\u00a0everyone\u2019s\u00a0socks off.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

For now Dowman will hope to assist boyhood club Arsenal clinch their first Premier League title since 2004 \u2013 five years before he was born.<\/p>\n

The Gunners boast a nine-point lead over second-placed Manchester City ahead of Saturday\u2019s Premier League clash against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

Arsenal lost back-to-back games for the primary time this season either side of the international break but got back to winning ways against Champions League rivals Sporting on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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