Myles Lewis-Skelly had an amazing debut season at Arsenal.
Indeed, Lewis-Skelly earned huge praise last season for his performances at left-back for Arsenal.
Myles Lewis-Skelly came through as a midfield player in the Gunners’ academy, but he moved to full-back last season.
Lewis-Skelly thrived against most of his opponents last season, but speaking to Sky Sports, he’s now been asked to name who his toughest opponent of his career has been.
According to the youngster, Mohamed Salah is his toughest opponent to date.
Myles Lewis-Skelly makes Mohamed Salah claim ahead of Liverpool clash
Lewis-Skelly spoke about his toughest opponent to date.
Unsurprisingly, the teenager said that Salah is almost impossible to play against, claiming that he has an amazing goalscoring instinct that is simply so difficult to stop.
“Not directly up against him, but Mo Salah’s movement. He has like an instinct, it’s hard if someone has that instinct to know when to arrive into the box and stuff like that, it’s hard, but yeah, probably him,” Lewis-Skelly said.
Mohamed Salah’s record vs Arsenal
Lewis-Skelly says he’s found it hard to play against Salah, but he can rest easy in the knowledge that he’s not the only Arsenal left-back to suffer this fate.
Indeed, over the years Salah has saved some of his best performances for the Gunners.
Whether it was Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nacho Monreal or even Lewis-Skelly at left-back for Arsenal, Salah has always popped up with goals and assists against the Gunners.
| Mohamed Salah’s record vs Arsenal | |
| Games | 16 |
| Goals | 11 |
| Assists | 4 |
Of course, Arsenal face Liverpool on Sunday in a game that could be vital in the title race, and Lewis-Skelly will be hoping for a quieter afternoon against Salah at Anfield this weekend.
Salah has started this season with a goal and an assist in his first two games, and he will surely be looking to build on that good start against Arsenal on Sunday.
As always, the Gunners need to be wary of the threat Salah poses.
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