EAGLE-EYED Arsenal fans reckon Myles Lewis-Skelly must be taking lessons with Ben White after spotting what he did to Jude Bellingham on Tuesday night.
The makeshift left-back, 18, has been a revelation for the Gunners this season and has already made his England debut, as well as scoring his first international goal, in 2024-25.
Lewis-Skelly – best mates with another Colney wonderkid, Ethan Nwaneri – put on a masterclass to help nullify the threat of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Co.
Even the Spanish media were quick to recognise his “performance to remember” at the Emirates.
But there was one moment in particular which caught the eye of Gooners – who were in dreamland for the full 90 minutes as Declan Rice deadly double of free-kicks saw them seal a 3-0 win over the 15-time champions.
Arsenal were cruising at 3-0 up, thanks to Mikel Merino’s cherry-on-top of a strike.
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But Lewis-Skelly showed the passion and intensity of a team desperately chasing another goal.
As his own England team-mate Jude Bellingham picked up the ball in the middle of the park, Lewis-Skelly refused to give him a moment to breathe.
The Arsenal left-back delivered a crunching tackle which sent them both crashing down to the turf.
As their legs tangled, Lewis-Skelly appeared to leave a little something on the back of Bellingham’s right leg.
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Bellingham vented his frustration and appeared to point out what had happened after hopping back up, but Arsenal fans spotted Lewis-Skelly telling him to get on with it.
One fan, taking to X, wrote: “Myles Lewis-Skelly is NAUGHTY. He clamped Bellingham and asked him to get up.
Another posted: “That kid… his confidence level is so high.”
A third said: “That kid has no fear, he’s a special talent.”
One suggested fellow full-back Ben White may have “been a bad influence on him”.
Another joked: “MLS becoming a young Ben White.”
Meanwhile, one claimed he must have graduated from White’s “Dark Arts Academy”.
Arsenal fans will be riding high this week, but know they risk becoming the latest club to fall foul of an incredible Champions League second-leg comeback if they’re not careful.
The Gunners are still chasing their first-ever major European trophy, having come closest to winning the Champions League in 2005-06, when they lost to Barcelona in a controversial match.
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It was a set-piece clinic from the Arsenal midfielder as he scored the first free-kicks of his career against Real Madrid – and the first player in Champions League history to score multiple direct free-kicks in the same knockout stage game.
Thibaut Courtois was on hand to save Real Madrid in a fast paced first half as he pulled off a fine double save to deny a Rice header and a follow-up effort from Gabriel Martinelli.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 58th minute as England star Rice whipped in a sensational free-kick.
Rice then sent the Emirates into the stratosphere with as he added a second with an even better free-kick from the left side of the goal which he rifled into the top right corner.
Mikel Merino then swept a devastating third into the bottom corner from a low cross to put the cherry on a remarkable night.
Rice’s epic showing was enough to earn him an unprecedented ELEVEN in our player ratings.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
