d to a young Lionel Messi by PochettinoSpeaking about the young talent before the game, Pochettino claimed he shared similarities with Messi – no pressure then. ed like me, Ainsley (Maitland-Niles) and Jeff (Reine-Adelaide), I think the senior players all helped us out and we got a good result today. What has been taken on board constructively was the criticism of their attitude towards games. PA:Press Association5Chuba Akpom starts for Arsenal in League Cup win and wants more first team acti. It is a world away from the lavish?settings they are used to at their state of the art AON Training Complex at Carrington in Manchester. And Spurs fans will be hoping it all goes swimmingly for the Dutchman, 22, in tonights EFL Cup third-round clash with Gillingham. AP:Associated Press4John Obi Mikel celebrates scoring against Paris Saint-Germain last seasonGetty I. His first official game in charge was at Blackburn?Rovers?in early October 1996. The dressing room was expecting the ultimate football diva when the super Swede joined from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. It was hard for me to admit I needed help and to admit that I was struggling without football.