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Bukayo Saka celebrates a goal with a great assist from Myles Lewis-Skelly. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Arsenal won 3-0 against Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday night and the game was huge for 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly.
The left-back started Europe’s biggest competition for the first time in front of an Emirates crowd who have played in the competition twice this season.
The youngster is a top talent and Mikel Arteta opted to give the defender a chance due to a series of injuries that have hit Arsenal’s backline.
That decision paid off as soon as Lewis-Skelly played a key role in the opening for the Gunners. The 18-year-old showed impressive composure before playing the ball into the path of Gabriel Jesus, who found Bukayo Saka in the Monaco box to make it 1-0 for England.
Mikel Arteta explained before the Monaco game why his Arsenal side are not scoring in open play
Arsenal players rushed to the left-back to praise him for his part in the goal and after the game, Saka told TNT Sports what he told the youngster at the time.
Bukayo Saka believes Arsenal talent Myles Lewis-Skelly is Champions League level
When asked by TNT Sports what he said to Lewis-Skelly after his goal, Saka revealed that he told the boy that he believed it was the Champions League.
“I told him, like I told him before the game, that this is his level,” the winger said. “He has to be confident and play with confidence. What he is doing, we are seeing it in training so I was happy with him and he was a big part of the first goal. “
“I told him before the game that this is his age”
Bukayo Saka knew that Myles Lewis-Skelly was ready to play in the Champions League?
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Lewis-Skelly has been interested in Arteta for months now and he looks set for more chances in an Arsenal shirt in the coming weeks.
If the youngster is fit, this could be a huge boost for the Gunners as left backs are not a strong part of the North London club’s squad.
