'The manager obviously has a lot of faith in him'

Myles Lewis-Skelly in action for ArsenalImage source, Getty Images
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Arsenal teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly has a "bright future", says former Premier League defender Gary Cahill.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live after the Gunners' 3-0 win at home to Monaco, Cahill said: "The manager obviously has a lot of faith in him [Myles Lewis-Skelly] to start him in a game like that with Kieran Tierney on the bench.

"He had other options and he chose to go with the young boy. It looks like he has a very bright future at 18-years-old.

"It's interesting to hear Bukayo Saka speak about him like he is 35 [himself] when he is only 23 still.

"He impresses me so much, Saka. The way he carries himself. The way he performs. Everything he does at 23-years-old is unreal.

"But, like Saka has said [about Lewis-Skelly], as long as he keeps is feet on the ground and keeps learning then he has a really bright future."

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