Chuba Akpom joked he'd be willing to play as a goalkeeper if it meant getting minutes in Arsenal's first team.
The 20-year-old, who is primarily a striker, featured in an unfamiliar position on the left of a front three during the 4-0 EFL Cup win against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.
It was the Canning Town-born starlet's first start for the club he's been at since being picked up as a six-year-old in 2002 - and he enjoyed it so much he said he'd be willing to play in whatever position Arsene Wenger wants him to.
"I think right now I'd play anywhere, I'd play in goal just to get minutes, just to be involved in the team," Akpom told arsenal.com.
"I didn't mind playing on the wing today, I'll play anywhere the boss wants me to play, but today it was still an attacking position and I just tried to be as much of a threat as I could."
Akpom is hopeful he and his fellow youngsters will be given more chances to shine in the future rounds of the competition.
"It's a chance for us players to show the boss what we can do," Akpom added. "The boss wants to rest a few players for the cup and it's just for us to go out there and show everyone what we can do.
"The feeling of just going out there with an Arsenal top on and just playing is the best feeling and that's the feeling that I want to have, so I've just got to keep working hard in training and keep working hard to just get out there and get as many minutes as I can."
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