‘He doesn’t care!’ Mikel Arteta singles out exciting Arsenal star for praise

Mikel Arteta has praised the fearless cognition of 1 of Arsenal’s astir breathtaking young players Myles Lewis-Skelly.

The teenager’s emergence has been, successful part, overshadowed by the advancement made by chap Hale End Academy postgraduate Ethan Nwaneri, but the 17-year-old appears to person conscionable arsenic bully a accidental of making it successful the archetypal squad arsenic his teammate.

Eyebrows were raised connected Sunday erstwhile successful the midst of a deepening antiaircraft wounded crisis, Arteta summoned Lewis-Skelly from the seat and tasked him with the daunting occupation of marking Mohamed Salah.

Although the youngster was partially astatine responsibility for the extremity which saw the Gunners squander the pb for the 2nd clip successful the game, Lewis-Skelly emerged with immense credit, showing singular composure connected the shot and bravery successful possession.

Speaking up of tonight’s Carabao Cup necktie against Preston, Arteta was asked what had impressed him astir astir Lewis-Skelly and helium said: ‘First of all, a immense personality.

‘He doesn’t care, helium plays with afloat belief, with a batch of commitment, he’s got the qualities that we privation successful his position, to play outside, to play inside.

‘Defensively, he’s a truly beardown subordinate and wherever we privation him. When a subordinate is similar this, I don’t attraction if he’s from the academy oregon whatever, we request to springiness him the opportunities and he’s earned the close to play those games.’

Arteta’s religion successful Lewis-Skelly has, it seems, resulted successful Oleksandr Zinchenko falling adjacent further down the pecking order.

The Ukraine planetary had a transformative effect connected the broadside erstwhile helium joined from Manchester City 2 years ago, but it appears Arsenal person present evolved to a constituent wherever his skillset is nary longer required.

‘Those decisions are ever hard to make,’ said Arteta erstwhile asked astir Zinchenko’s deficiency of opportunities.

‘You marque them with the lone volition to get the effect with the show that you want, but Alex has already proven for galore years thing that helium has to bash and that helium has the quality to bash it.’

Another experienced left-back, meanwhile, is closing successful connected making his archetypal squad instrumentality with Kieran Tierney, who spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Real Sociedad, stepping up his betterment from the hamstring wounded helium suffered playing for Scotland astatine Euro 2024.

‘I deliberation he’s rather close,’ said Arteta. ‘He’s looking truly good. I deliberation he’s implicit the play wherever helium was inactive struggling, truthful helium looks truly crisp retired there.

‘He hasn’t trained with the squad yet but hopefully helium tin bash that successful the adjacent week oregon two.’

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