When Mikel Arteta was asked about Myles Lewis-Skelly’s “tenacity” after a real seizing of the day by the 18-year-old, the Arsenal manager happily gave all credit to his young protege: “That’s on him.”
This is emphasised by a moment from the start of this season, before the teenager had even made his Premier League debut. It had been raised at that point whether a loan might be good for his development but Lewis-Skelly was having none of it. There would be no loan. He insisted he was going to be in the first team.
