Jermain Defoe names former teammate as better than Max Dowman as a youngster

Jermain Defoe could not believe what he was watching when he first saw Joe Cole (Picture: Getty Images)

Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman has earned a lot of attention for his performances as a teenager, but Jermain Defoe reckons a former teammate remains the best 15-year-old he has ever seen on a football pitch.

Dowman made his Premier League debut at 15 and has now made 15 first team appearances for the Gunners, despite not turning 17 until the end of December.

He scored twice in a Carabao Cup win...