David Seaman stunned by what ‘really quiet’ Arsenal star did against Manchester City

David Seaman couldn’t judge his eyes erstwhile an Arsenal prima was booked during the 2-2 gully with Manchester City – earlier helium had adjacent made his elder debut.

Myles Lewis-Skelly made his debut arsenic an injury-time sub astatine the Etihad past Sunday, conscionable moments earlier John Stones fired successful the equaliser to salvage a constituent for City.

But erstwhile the teen came onto the pitch, replacing Jurrien Timber, helium was unusually already connected a yellowish paper having been booked by referee Michael Oliver portion connected the subs bench.

The incidental occurred successful the 65th infinitesimal erstwhile Lewis-Skelly ran down David Raya’s goal-line and appeared to walk connected a connection to the keeper, who past went down complaining of cramp.

The consequent interruption successful play allowed Mikel Arteta to present a squad speech connected the sideline earlier Oliver brandished his yellowish card, with the PGMOL aboriginal stating that Lewis-Skelly’s booking was for ‘showing a deficiency of respect for the game’.

While Arsenal fans were frustrated with the officials, particularly aft Leandro Trossard was sent off for time-wasting, Seaman recovered the incidental to beryllium rather hilarious, particularly arsenic helium didn’t spot it coming from the 17-year-old.

‘He got booked earlier making his Premier League debut!’ the Gunners fable exclaimed connected the Seaman Says podcast, sponsored by Betway.

‘It’s truthful comic due to the fact that I spell into Arsenal erstwhile a week with the U18s oregon U23s, person been for 3 years now.

‘He [Lewis-Skelly] came successful arsenic a schoolboy, truthful helium past trained with the U18s and past helium enactment his school azygous backmost connected to spell back to school.

‘And to spot wherever helium is now, it’s conscionable truthful incredible. And he’s a truly quiescent lad truthful to get a booking [for disrespectful behaviour]!’

It wasn’t conscionable Oliver who Lewis-Skelly seemed to annoy, with the debutant among the Arsenal contingent targeted by Erling Haaland aft the crippled who was seen saying: ‘Who the f**k are you?’ to the youngster.

Capable of playing astatine left-back oregon successful midfield, Lewis-Skelly joined Arsenal’s academy erstwhile helium was conscionable eight-years-old and according to Arteta is ready to ‘step up’ to the first-team.

It’s fixed america a large level for them to recognize however bully they are and the options that we person successful the squad close present and they’ll surely beryllium grooming with us.

‘What I emotion the astir is their attitude, their personality, however overmuch they privation it, the mode they were competing successful training. We propulsion them successful precise hard circumstances and it was a large trial to spot wherever they are and they are going to beryllium successful a bully place.’

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