Jamie Carragher compares ‘special’ Myles Lewis-Skelly to Man Utd and England legend after Arsenal win
Jamie Carragher haile Myles Lewis-Skelly as a ‘very special’ talent after Arsenal’s stunning win over Real Madrid and likene the full-back’s mentality to that of a young Wayne Rooney.
A Declan Rice-inspire Arsenal put one foot in the Champions League โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที semi-finals with a famous European victory in front of a rapturous Emirates crowd on Tuesday night.
The England midfielder beat Thibaut Courtois with two magnificent free-kicks – the first of his entire career – and Mikel Merino increase the deficit with an exquisite curled effort in the 75th minute.
Madrid’s evening went from bad to worse in stoppage time as Eduardo Camavinga was sent off for a second bookable offence, meaning the Frenchman will be suspende for next week’s return leg at the Bernabeu.
Lewis-Skelly once again belie his age with an assure performance from left-back against the reigning champions and the 18-year-old cappe off a fine display with the assist for Merino’s strike to further dampen Madrid spirits.
It was just the latest in a string of exceptional showings from a player who has taken to senior football like a duck to water and Carragher had nothing but praise for the ‘spectacular’ teenager in his post-match analysis.
‘Players of my generation didn’t have to be spectacular to play full-back but he is spectacular at full-back,’ the ex-Liverpool and England defender.
‘He almost looks like one of the best players in the Arsenal team.
‘His football arrogance reminds me a bit of Jude Bellingham at that age, also Wayne Rooney.
‘Those players had no fear and Lewis-Skelly is exactly the same because he looks like he’s playing all his life. He is very, very special.’
Rooney himself singled out Lewis-Skelly for praise while on punditry duty for Amazon Prime, claiming the ‘fearless’ youngster had ‘passe a big test’ with flying colours against the 15-time European champions.
‘I think he playe with no fear, right from the start. We were talking during the game about the positions he takes up and whether it’s always the best positions, in some cases it’s probably not,’ the former Manchester United and England captain said.
‘But he was causing Real Madrid problems. He was creating an overload in midfield coming into that position and for a young lad to play at this level – it can be intimidating and nerve-wracking – but he played with full confidence and full belief.