Myles Lewis-Skelly sends clear message to Mikel Arteta after Arsenal beat Tottenham
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Myles Lewis-Skelly insists he is ‘afraid of no one’ after his impressive performance in Arsenal’s 2-1 win against Tottenham on Wednesday night. The 18-year-old was handed only his fourth Premier League start of the season as Mikel Arteta’s side came from behind to beat Spurs in the north London derby at the Emirates Stadium.
Son Heung-min gave Spurs the lead but Arsenal were level after the ball deflected into the net off Dominic Solanke from a corner. Leandro Trossard then found the net with a low effort shortly before half time to put the Gunners in front. Lewis-Skelly played at left-back and delivered a solid display up against both Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson, who was introduced as a substitute at the half-time break.
When asked by Ian Wright if he was afraid by the prospect of facing Kulusevski and Johnson, Lewis-Skelly replied: ‘Never, never. ‘Never afraid of no one. I want to go against the best, I want to be the best, you have to go against the best.’. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
Up Next. Asked about Lewis-Skelly’s performance, Arteta said after the game: ‘I think it’s very rare to see 18-year-olds playing against Kulusevski and Johnson in a big London derby for the first time to perform with that composure, attitude and that control emotionally. It’s very rare to see.’.