Myles Lewis-Skelly introduced himself on the largest stage on Sunday night throughout Arsenal’s 5-1 win over Manchester Metropolis.
The 18-year-old scored his first Gunners aim in a thrashing of the reigning Premier League champions on the Emirates Stadium.
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He netted Mikel Arteta’s facet’s third of the sport, slicing inside onto his proper foot and bending one into the highest nook.
As he ran off the have a good time, you would see the swagger and character within the teenager earlier than he copied Erling Haaland’s trademark transfer.
And that is one thing that former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher likes about Lewis-Skelly.
Carragher in contrast the Arsenal teenager to Jude Bellingham and Wayne Rooney on the subject of his perspective on the pitch.
He stated on Sky Sports activities post-match: “You speak about soccer vanity. I all the time class that as factor.
“Somebody who has that strut on a soccer pitch. The individual that involves thoughts is Wayne Rooney, and Jude Bellingham’s received it.
“You are saying, ‘I have been right here two minutes however I am proudly owning this place’.”
“While you see a younger participant burst onto the scene,” Carragher continued. “They all the time have that impression, an enormous aim, a sport we bear in mind.
“Plenty of the nice gamers have that and people moments early on of their profession they usually’re destined for stardom.
“This child appears an absolute famous person. He is received that presence and persona on the soccer pitch.”
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Lewis-Skelly’s aim on Sunday put him in an unique membership that Bellingham can be a part of.
The total again’s now the fifth youngest participant ever to attain towards a Pep Guardiola group on the age of 18 years and 129 days.
Teammate Ethan Nwaneri can be now part of that group having netted a superb aim towards Man Metropolis aged 17 years and 318 days.
Actual Madrid famous person Kylian Mbappe and German centre-back Niklas Sule make up the youngest 5.
In addition to this, wanting again to Lewis-Skelly’s Rooney comparability, he and Nwaneri did one thing towards Metropolis that nobody had carried out for the reason that Man United legend.
They grew to become the youngest gamers to attain within the Premier League towards the reigning champions since Rooney netted for Everton towards Arsenal in March 2003.
Youngest gamers to attain towards Guardiola
- Jude Bellingham – 17 years 289 days
- Ethan Nwaneri – 17 years 318 days
- Niklas Süle – 18 years 60 days
- Kylian Mbappé – 18 years 63 days
- Myles Lewis-Skelly – 18 years 129 days
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Lewis-Skelly’s efficiency left Arsenal followers delighted as they gave him an enormous standing ovation as he was substituted late on.
And supervisor Arteta echoed their ideas on him.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities post-match, Arteta stated: “You want massive particular person performances to beat them [Man City].
“Myles was definitely considered one of them, the maturity he confirmed and competitiveness as properly.
“He performs with that persona and he is scored a ravishing aim.
“He has been pushing us since he has been with us. We like his character and persona. He has a lot braveness.
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“He has qualities that match into the way in which we wish to play. He received some minutes and he’s asking for extra. He deserves to play.”
On Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri, Arteta added: “They play with loads of persona. They’re actually courageous, they’ve the braveness, they usually perceive what we wish.
“They play to make issues occur. The gamers consider in them and that could be a massive factor.”
There is not any doubt that the 2 youngsters will proceed to play an enormous half in Arsenal’s second half of the season.
The 5-1 win over Man Metropolis moved them again to inside six factors of league leaders Liverpool.
The Gunners face Newcastle within the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday earlier than having to attend for a league sport.
They will get the weekend off as they’re already out of the FA Cup, with their subsequent top-flight conflict away at Leicester on February 15.