Mikel Arteta must make bold call after Myles Lewis-Skelly makes Arsenal boss’ mind up

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will be mulling over ways to solve his issues in the coming weeks.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta should view Myles Lewis-Skelly’s recent displays as a sign that Ethan Nwaneri is ready to start in the Premier League. Lewis-Skelly was handed his first league start against Everton on Saturday in the absence of Riccardo Calafiori and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

The 18-year-old was defensively solid as he got stuck into the physical side of the game and didn’t look out of place on the left flank.

Just days earlier, the teenager had become Arsenal’s youngest player to start in the Champions League since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2011 and produced a stellar display as he was involved in the build-up to the opening goal.

Arteta may have reservations about sticking with such a young player when Calafiori and Zinchenko return to fitness.

But after the clash with Monaco, the boss suggested he has a selection headache with Lewis-Skelly as he stated: “He is one of our own. It’s just a joy to watch him, and a privilege to give the chance to somebody to start to change his career.