Arsenal: Mikel Arteta suggests Myles Lewis-Skelly position change as injury crisis eases

In fact, a shortage of options successful this section has resulted successful the England U19 planetary being progressive with the archetypal squad much regularly.

Given Arteta's penchant for the left-back successful his strategy to determination wrong to overload the centre to predominate possession, Lewis-Skelly's modulation has been rather creaseless and he's been fixed a immense amusement of religion by his manager connected respective occasions already this season.

His 2 Premier League outings truthful acold person been arsenic a substitute against Manchester City and Liverpool - being tasked with keeping tabs connected Mohamed Salah successful the latter.

But successful caller weeks, Arsenal person welcomed backmost each but 1 of their elder left-back options, and arsenic a result, this volition astir surely trim Lewis-Skelly's opportunities to summation much acquisition successful that position.

However, the youngster's versatility means helium volition fig into Arteta's plans arsenic the Spaniard has hinted astatine utilizing Lewis Skelly arsenic 1 of his 3 cardinal midfielders moving forward.

"That’s an option. He tin play successful 3 antithetic positions," the Gunners' brag said astatine a quality league up of his side's clash against West Ham United.

"He tin play arsenic a holder, helium tin play arsenic a left-attacking midfielder. So gaps for him."

Similar to the left-back department, Arsenal are well-stocked successful the 2 midfield roles Arteta referenced.

In holding midfield, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice and Jorginho are the elder options whilst Rice, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz person each featured arsenic the left-sided attacking midfielder.

Having said that, arsenic seen with chap youngster Ethan Nwaneri, Arteta volition easiness Lewis-Skelly successful and the information helium tin play aggregate positions tin lone beryllium regarded arsenic a positive.