In a second look at some bright young talents this week, Umbro’s Player Recruitment Executive James Beaumont highlights someone who managed to even put Arsenal’s young guns in the shade.

‘With the Arsenal Academy being like a conveybelt of multi million pound investment bonds waiting in the wings to mature, the young Gunners attract a vast array of attention, and the FA Youth Cup clash against  Ipswich earlier this week was no exception.

The venue was Barnet’s Underhill Stadium, an uninspiring ground that has a gradient steeper than an Olympic ski slope. It’s not exactly what you would expect for the breeding ground of future world stars. But, if you can play on a League Two bog, I suppose you can play on anything – isn’t that the motto Arsene?

Despite the history of Arsenal, and the fact they won the competition last term, Ipswich ran out two nil winners. Connor Wickham, a powerful yet technical centre forward who is contracted to Umbro, caused havok all night long. Those in attendance got a treat in seeing a future Premiership star – and it didn’t take a genius to work out who the scouts and agents had come to see.

Young Connor has already scored for the first team despite being only 16, but you could see why he has forced his way into the thoughts of Roy Keane. He is an obvious threat in the air, but it was his touch, awareness and technique that really stood out. The England youth international slotted home Ipswich’s second goal after 15 minutes – which proved to be enough to knock out the holders.

It was a great night for Connor and his team mates, and yet another impressive display from a young gun at Umbro!’