Arsenal are famed for bringing young players through, and the latest crop of starlets have bright futures ahead of them at the Emirates.

It’s a tough decision for the manager and the player to get the balance right between going out on loan to get some first team experience or regular games and of holding out to get some minutes in cup competitions like Alex Iwobi and Jeff Reine-Adelaide.

The loan system is great for the likes of Yaya Sanogo, Carl Jenkinson and Wojciech SzczÄ™sny who have fallen down the pecking order in the first team and are looking for regular games and it’s invaluable for young players, particularly from the academy, to go out into the real world of football and gain some experience.

Here are five players that took the option to go on loan and have impressed this term!

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