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Mikel Arteta defends young Arsenal star after horror show in Brighton defeat

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Mikel Arteta has defended picking debutant goalkeeper Karl Hein as Arsenal crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of Brighton on Wednesday night.

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After Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring, the Seagulls hit back with three goals from Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma and Tariq Lamptey to inflict Arsenal’s first defeat at the Emirates of the season.

Arteta made 10 changes from the Gunners’ last game, most notably handing 20-year-old Hein his debut ahead of No.2 keeper Matt Turner who was left on the bench.

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