Myles Lewis-Skelly, an Arsenal talent who is seventeen years old, played his first Premier League game in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Manchester City.
When Jurrien Timber was taken off in the 92nd minute, the teenage player, who can also play defense, came on. But Lewis-Skelly had already been written up by the referee a little more than 25 minutes before this.
Lewis-Skelly was given a yellow card by Michael Oliver for allegedly misbehaving on the sidelines. This happened when City players got angry at what they saw as Gunners goalie David Raya wasting time.
Since he was born in Islington, Lewis-Skelly only touched the ball twice during his short appearance: once to make a simple pass and then again to clear the ball.
But he was back in the middle of things when the two groups of players got into a fight on the field after John Stones scored a late score that tied the game.
Myles Lewis-Skelly made his Premier League debut for Arsenal in Sunday’s draw at Man City
Lewis-Skelly was bizarrely shown his first Premier League yellow card BEFORE coming on
A late equalizer was scored by the other team right after Lewis-Skelly was replaced.
There was a fight between Gabriel and City striker Erling Haaland, and Lewis-Skelly tried to step in and help his teammate.
As Lewis-Skelly arrived on the scene, Haaland made a rude gesture for him to leave.
Several fans on social media were sure that Haaland also asked Lewis-Skelly, “Who the f*** are you?” after seeing video of their short conversation.
Eight players, including Lewis-Skelly, were given yellow cards during Sunday’s game.
Leandro Trossard, a star player for Arsenal, was sent off just before halftime for two yellow cards.
When Trossard was taken off, Arsenal was ahead 2-1.
Both sets of players clashed after City’s late goal and Lewis-Skelly was in the thick of the action
When Lewis-Skelly talked to City star Erling Haaland (second from the right), he laughed it off.
Haaland scored the first goal, which was the 100th goal of his City career. It was only his 105th game for the club.
To make things even, Riccardo Calafiori scored a beautiful goal on his own, and then Gabriel headed in a corner kick to finish the comeback.
Even though they had fewer players in the second half, Arsenal held on to their 2-1 lead until late in extra time, when Stones scored what could be a very important goal in the race for the title this season.