Thomas Tuchel is utterly smitten with Myles Lewis-Skelly following the Arsenal youngster's sensational debut for England. At just 18 years and 176 days old, Lewis-Skelly became the youngest player to net on his first appearance for the Three Lions, marking a triumphant beginning for Tuchel's tenure. Lewis-Skelly broke Albania's resilience in the 20th minute of the World Cup qualifier at Wembley before Harry Kane notched his 70th goal for England later in the match.
Tuchel couldn't hide his admiration for Lewis-Skelly, gushing: "Amazing player, amazing personality. He came into camp and showed straight away that it's normal to fall in love with him. He deserved this. His performance was full of bravery, full of quality. It was very impressive indeed."
Overwhelmed by the moment, Lewis-Skelly shared: "I'm lost for words. I am so grateful for the manager to put trust in me. The fans made me feel at home so thank you to them. These past six months have gone so quickly. I stay in the present and I take every moment as it comes.
"I found out in the morning in the meeting (he had been selected) and when I saw my name, my heart started to pound. Honestly, it is incredible - this is a day I'll never forget."
While Tuchel lavished praise on Lewis-Skelly, he seemed less enthused about his choices for the flanks, Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden.
"We hope for more impact in these positions and then we tried with Anthony [Gordon] and Jarrod [Bowen]. I hope for a little bit more impact with more dribbling and less passing. More aggressive runs towards the box. In general that was missing. I think all of the chances come from the little runs behind the line, Jude had some good runs in the first-half of the first half.
"Myles scored from it and Kyle Walker had one where we had the big chance to score the second one. There was a bit missing they were not as decisive as they can be."
This story first appeared on the Mirror