EPL: He’s very intelligent – Arteta hails Arsenal star

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has hailed the club’s versatile youngster, Myles Lewis-Skelly after his debut against Manchester City last Sunday.

Arteta, who spoke ahead of Arsenal’s Carabao Cup clash with Bolton on Wednesday, said Lewis-Skelly is a competitor and very intelligent.

“He [Lewis-Skelly] is a competitor,” Arteta said when asked about the confrontation between the Arsenal youngster and Man City striker Erling Haaland.

“You look at him, in every duel he goes, the way he reacts with his team-mates, you speak to him it is constantly eye contact. He is nudging, he is asking questions, it’s a special character.

“He can play in three positions basically, as a left back, as a No.6, as a No.8, he is very versatile. He adapts, from there he can occupy different spaces.

“He’s very adaptable, that is the good thing about Myles – he is very intelligent, very thorough.”

EPL: He’s very intelligent – Arteta hails Arsenal star