Max Dowman's ball-carrying for Arsenal, Rio Ngumoha's dribbling and Guglielmo Vicario's problem feature in The Debrief

Inside the stadium on Saturday evening, it felt like a season-defining moment. On the face of it, the second goal in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton was superfluous, coming as it did with the final kick of the game. Tell that to the fans. Tell it to young Max Dowman.

The 16-year-old became the Premier League's youngest goalscorer when he ran from his own half with Jordan Pickford stranded. Everton had been pushing for an equaliser and nerves were jangling so the release of emotion was cathartic for Arsenal.

But even beyond the emotions of a momentum-shifting day, particularly in light of Manchester City dropping points later in the evening, Dowman's involvement was more than symbolic. His presence on the pitch helped provide the impetus for the first goal.

Mikel Arteta was rewarded for his positive change, withdrawing Martin Zubimendi and dropping Eberechi Eze into a deeper role. Dowman lifted the crowd but he changed the game as well as the mood with his more purposeful running at the Everton defence.

As one Arsenal supporter nearby screamed as the home side tried to force the winner, 'Give it to Max!' It summed up the feeling inside the stadium and there is a statistic that backs up just why the schoolboy is able to generate such sentiment among the crowd.

Dowman had a total of seven progressive carries in his brief cameo after coming on in the 74th minute. That was more than any other Arsenal attacking player in the entire match. Others were a little too slow in moving the ball forward and it was a problem.

Everton were allowed to get back into position behind the ball and it proved difficult to break down. Dowman changed that with his positivity. In doing so, he may just have changed everything for Arteta and Arsenal. A season-defining moment, indeed.

Fellow teenager Rio Ngumoha provided a magical moment of his own when he netted that 100th-minute winner for Liverpool at Newcastle earlier this season when only 16 years old. His performance on his first Premier League start was eye-catching too.

Arne Slot has made Ngumoha wait to be involved from the beginning but an encouraging effort in the FA Cup win over Wolves earned him a place in the team with Liverpool factoring in a big Champions League tie against Galatasaray coming up in midweek.

Ngumoha, now 17, more than justified his inclusion. In fact, his total of seven successful dribbles was a high for the Premier League weekend. You need to go back over eight years to find the last time that a Liverpool player managed more than that in a game.

Indeed, Iliman Ndiaye and Jeremy Doku are the only players from any team to have had more successful dribbles in a Premier League game this season. Interestingly, neither man has had a 100 per cent success rate while doing so. Ngumoha has a special gift.