When Marcia Lewis saw her son Myles play in the Champions League for Arsenal for the first time, she was the proudest mother in London. Her response says it all.
Myles Lewis-Skelly came on as a late replacement for Bukayo Saka in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over PSG. It had been almost a year since he signed his first professional contract.
The 18-year-old played in his first Premier League game in September, a 2-2 draw with Manchester City. On Tuesday night at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta gave him his chance to play on Europe’s biggest stage.
Heartwarming video shows mother Marcia shaking her head in shock when Saka’s replacement was named. She can’t believe it could be her son.
Soon after, she lets out a happy scream, covers her mouth, and taps people on the shoulder as she sees her son’s name on the big screen.
She can’t find the words to describe how happy she is and keeps screaming before turning to hug someone.
Marcia happily claps and stands with her arms in the air as her son’s name is read. This marks a special moment for the family.
In a video that makes you cry, all she can say is “Oh my God.”
Lewis-Skelly, who was born in Islington and joined Arsenal’s Hale End school when he was nine years old, has had a crazy two weeks.
Before making his Premier League start at the Etihad, the midfielder was given a yellow card while watching from the bench.
Exclusive video received by Mail Sport seemed to show that he was sent to talk to David Raya, who then went down and looked like he was wasting time.
The PGMOL stated that Lewis-Skelly had been given a ticket for “not respecting the game.”
Manager Arteta has been very nice about him and recently said, “He is a competitor.”
You look at him every time he goes into a fight and watch how he interacts with his teammates. When you talk to him, you always look him in the eyes. He’s pushing and asking questions; he’s a unique person.
It’s pretty much true that he can play three positions: left back, number six, and number eight. Because he changes, he can now live in different places.
“The good thing about Myles is that he’s very flexible. He’s also very smart and thorough.” Every time you ask him to do something, he comes up with crazy questions, and I think that level of competitiveness is what this level needs. We’re going to put him in different roles because he really wants it.