At a Glance:
Myles Lewis-Skelly makes a vow after Arsenal lose to PSG.
Lewis-Skelly fared well in the Champions League final.
Statistics against PSG.
The pain of losing to PSG in the Champions League final will hurt Myles Lewis-Skelly in particular, being a lifelong supporter of the club.
Lewis-Skelly continues to shine for Arsenal and after helping his boyhood club win the Premier League, he would have been desperate to end their arduous wait to become the champions of Europe.
However, Gabriel Magalhaes missed his penalty as the Englishman and his teammates looked visibly distraught as the Parisians won the shootout in Budapest.
Declan Rice addressed Arsenal fans after PSG’s triumph and Lewis-Skelly has followed suit.
Myles Lewis-Skelly vows Arsenal will win the Champions League after PSG defeat
Lewis-Skelly promised millions of Arsenal fans worldwide that Mikel Arteta’s side will win the Champions League eventually despite coming up short against a truly special PSG side.
The 19-year-old wrote on Instagram: “Everything has its time. We will do it.”
Lewis-Skelly has trained in midfield for months and was given the nod ahead of Martin Zubimendi to start in the Champions League final.
Myles Lewis-Skelly impressed in the Champions League final
The supporters would have been impressed by the youngster’s performance in what is widely considered as the biggest game club football has to offer.
Lewis-Skelly showed no signs of nerves against PSG and held his own in Arsenal’s midfield.
Myles Lewis-Skelly vs PSG Statistics
Touches 24
Duels won 3
Accurate passes 12/15
Passes into the final third 2
Interceptions 1
All statistics via FotMob
The England international took 24 touches, completed 12 out of 15 passes and played two out of them into the final third.
Winning three duels and making an interception along the way, Lewis-Skelly was solid on and off the ball. By no means was the highly-rated midfielder at his brilliant best.
But Lewis-Skelly clearly has the quality and mentality to play for Arsenal in the biggest of games.
Srinivas Sadhanand
Srinivas Sadhanand is a writer for Read Arsenal and Read Man City, with over eight years of experience as a sports journalist. He has worked for established companies such as GRV Media, The Economic Times, Urban Pitch and Sportskeeda among several others. From interview athletes to writing detailed tactical pieces and covering the impact streetwear and music in football, he has many strings to his bow as a journalist. Being a lifelong Manchester City fan, he specialises in writing about them and the Premier League in particular. Away from the desk, he loves watching European football, cricket, films, listening to music and exploring new foods.
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