Micah Richards admits he got one thing so ‘wrong’ about Myles Lewis-Skelly in Arsenal revelation

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Myles Lewis-Skelly was the talk of North London after his immaculate performance against Manchester City.

The teenager scored his first Arsenal goal to round off a sublime display against the champions, starring at left-back.

Arsenal were thankful that the 18-year-old was able to play, as Lewis-Skelly’s red card was overturned just in time for the Man City clash.

Mikel Arteta showed great trust in the versatile star to start him in the must-win against City, with the Arsenal manager’s trust repaid as Lewis-Skelly got on the scoresheet.

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Micah Richards admits he was ‘wrong’ in new Myles Lewis-Skelly revelation

Arsenal fans were in awe of Lewis-Skelly’s performance against City and rightly so as the left-back was full of confidence, approaching the game with no fear. 

After the fixture, the teenager was praised by several pundits, including Micah Richards, who waxed lyrical about Lewis-Skelly on The Rest Is Football podcast. 

“It’s not just what he does defensively, it’s the fact that he gets in the pocket of space on the half-turn, and scores,” Richards said before sharing what he found ‘really interesting’ about the teen’s performance. 

“It was actually really interesting because Odegaard, I was saying before the game that he needs to do more, he needs to move between the lines. He gets his goal by running on but the fact that he was still going deep.

“Lewis-Skelly was going there, we were scratching our heads thinking ‘Why do you want Lewis-Skelly in the middle of the pitch?’ I mean, he’s good on the ball but he’s not really going to create something.”

Richards went on to share why he was ‘wrong’ about the 18-year-old, applauding the left-back’s presence against the champions.

“Boy were we wrong, he is a proper, proper talent and to be in the starting XI over Calafiori, wow.”

Lewis-Skelly’s role against City embodied everything Arteta wants from his players, effortless versatility and the ability to read the game to maximise output.

How good was Lewis-Skelly against Man City?

From his goal to his defensive work to his strength against some of the Premier League’s best, Lewis-Skelly was phenomenal against City.

The teenager’s statistics from the win portray such, losing possession only four times in 89 minutes and, drawing three fouls for his proactive spirit.

City couldn’t handle Lewis-Skelly’s profile in the inverted role, which will fill Arteta with joy as the Hale End product continues to flex his value in the first team.

Richards judged Lewis-Skelly’s game plan too early and admitted to his error, reserving high praise for the academy graduate.