Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly had an England debut to remember as he marked his Three Lions bow with a goal.
Indeed, the Hale End graduate has had a season to remember, making his Arsenal breakthrough and becoming a key player for Mikel Arteta.
Lewis-Skelly’s efforts this season saw him rewarded with an England call-up, and new manager Thomas Tuchel gave him a start against Albania.
The Arsenal gem rewarded Tuchel with the game’s opening goal, finishing off from Jude Bellingham’s superb through-ball.
With Lewis-Skelly now the talk of the town, plenty of his peers congratulated him when he took to Instagram with his debut thoughts.
Declan Rice, Ethan Nwaneri, Curtis Jones, Jordan Henderson and Max Dowman were among those who responded to his post.
Declan Rice says this is just ‘the start’ for Arsenal teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly
Lewis-Skelly shared pictures of himself from the England v Albania game with the caption “dreaming”.
Rice was among those to reply as a posted a two-word message saying this is “the start” for him.
Fellow Hale End graduate Nwaneri, along with a number of Lewis-Skelly’s other peers, replied to the England debutant’s message with heart emojis.
Rio Ferdinand was also buzzing with Lewis-Skelly’s debut goal as he sung the Arsenal man’s praises after he netted in the 20th minute.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Skelly expressed his pride at making his England debut, revealing he found out he’d be doing so on the morning of the game.
Myles Lewis-Skelly’s stats from the England game
Lewis-Skelly’s goal may have been the main talking point, but the Arsenal star impressed with his all-round game too.
Lewis-Skelly was combative, winning all three of his ground duels. He also got plenty of touches on the ball, and was accurate in his passing.
| Myles Lewis-Skelly stats v Albania | |
| Minutes played | 89′ |
| Goals | 1 |
| Ground duels (won) | 3 (3) |
| Touches | 87 |
| Accurate passes | 69/74 (93%) |
| Shots on target | 1 |
| Dribble attempts (succ.) | 1 (1) |
The English media gave Lewis-Skelly 8s all round for his England debut, and as Rice said, this is only the start for the prodigy from Denmark Hill.
