Myles Lewis-Skelly has let slip a little secret about Arsenal’s title celebrations.
The 19-year-old revealed that the Premier League triumph prompted him to break a personal rule he had never previously broken.
Speaking to CBS Sports Golazo, Lewis-Skelly said with a smile, “I’ll give you guys a little secret. I don’t drink at all, never taste, nothing. Had a little bit of champagne and I was a little bit merry. The last 48 hours for me has been really good.”
It is yet another example of the teenager carrying himself with a maturity well beyond his years.
Lewis-Skelly has spoken previously about his dedication to his craft, his journaling habit instilled by his mother and his intense self-critical streak.
But the 19-year-old had entirely deserved to let go and have a bit of champagne, allowing himself to enjoy a moment he has worked his entire life towards, winning the Premier League with Arsenal.
Now, his attention turns to Budapest and the Champions League final against PSG, where he could play a decisive role for the Gunners.
🤔 Who starts the Champions League final in midfield: Myles Lewis-Skelly or Martin Zubimendi?
Myles Lewis-Skelly could play a pivotal role for Arsenal against PSG
Just a month ago, Myles Lewis-Skelly was third-choice left-back with talk of potentially departing in the summer.
But after impressing in midfield he has effectively displaced Martin Zubimendi in recent weeks, and there’s a strong argument for him starting in the final.
The way PSG press man-to-man out of possession is effectively tailor-made for a player like Lewis-Skelly to exploit.
His mobility and dynamism in one-on-one situations allows him to create angles for himself that Zubimendi simply cannot match, purely because of the difference in their physical profiles.
Where Zubimendi is measured and positional, Lewis-Skelly can drive through pressure, bounce opponents off him and find pockets of space in tight areas.
Mikel Arteta may still go with the more experienced option in Zubimendi — the 27-year-old played in Spain’s Euro 2024 final win — but Lewis-Skelly’s recent performances are surely too good to ignore.
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