Mikel Arteta calls 16-year-old striker up to Arsenal first-team training

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Although Arsenal aren’t in competitive action until next weekend due to the international break, the Gunners are still busy in training at London Colney.

Mikel Arteta will be delighted with the current state of play following an impressive upturn in form since the September break.

Arsenal are unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions and sit fifth in the table, just two points off the top four.

With so many Gunners away on international duty, Arteta has the chance to take a closer look at fringe players and academy gems.

And a number of youngsters took part in first-team training on Thursday.

One of those, pictured in training (no. 94, bottom-right photo), is Kaleel Green, a 16-year-old striker who joined the Hale End setup earlier this year.

Green, who was previously at Southampton, linked up with the Gunners in March.

According to Jeorge Bird, he subsequently signed scholarship terms at Arsenal in the summer.

Green can play up front and out wide, though strong competition for places in the Under-18s means he’s yet to feature competitively for them this season.

However, he featured in pre-season and has also played for the Under-17s this term.

Josh Robinson, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Salah-Eddine, Zak Swanson, Zane Monlouis, Joel Lopez, Remy Mitchell and Alex Kovacevic also trained alongside Green, according to Jeorge Bird.