The attacking midfielder's leg became caught by the Fleetwood defender, as Neal dived in and hooked the ball over the touchline for a throw-in.

This prompted Dowman to jab Neal with his leg, and a melee swiftly erupted between players from both teams in the wake of the incident.

Michael Salisbury wasted no time in brandishing his red card following the altercation, leaving Arsenal a man short for the final moments of the match while Dowman headed towards the tunnel.

As he passed head coach Arteta, the Spaniard was spotted shouting something at the 16-year-old.

Lipreading expert Nicola Hickling, working alongside Covers.com, has now revealed what she believes was communicated to Dowman by Arteta as he departed the pitch.

This follows Arsenal's eventual elimination from the Carabao Cup on the evening, losing on penalties in agonising circumstances.

Aaron Loupalo-Bi broke the deadlock for the hosts 21 minutes into the contest, the Fulham loanee evading Marli Salmon before firing home past an advancing Illan Meslier.

Viktor Gyokeres levelled proceedings five minutes into the second half, connecting with Ceadach O'Neill's delivery from the left to finish past Jay Lynch.

With both teams remaining deadlocked at full-time, a nerve-wracking penalty shootout followed to determine who would reach the quarter-finals.

Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Gyokeres fulfilled their responsibilities, but Bruno Guimaraes saw his effort saved.

Conor Haughey then converted as Fleetwood won 5-3 on penalties, sending Arsenal crashing out of the tournament in stunning fashion.