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Arsenal dominated the current Premier League champions, but, unfortunately, a lot of the headlines after the game weren’t focused on the performance.
Indeed, this was a really feisty game with plenty of sub-plots.
Gabriel Magalhaes had a go at Erling Haaland after Arsenal went 1-0 up, while Myles Lewis-Skelly took a potshot at Haaland by emulating his celebration after scoring a goal.
For the second time in as many weeks, Lewis-Skelly has dominated the headlines.
Lewis-Skelly was controversially sent off against Wolves last week, and after that red card was overturned, he’s now mocked the most high-profile player in the Premier League.
As you can imagine, there’s been a lot of reaction to Lewis-Skelly’s antics, with some labelling the teenager as disrespectful.
Speaking on the Wrighty’s House Podcast, Ian Wright has shared his verdict on the reaction to Lewis-Skelly’s celebration, and he says it’s pathetic how people have been talking about this incident.
Ian Wright shares verdict on Lewis-Skelly’s celebration
Wright spoke about how people have reacted to Myles Lewis-Skelly’s celebration.
Wright said that it was pathetic how the footballing world has been speaking about the youngster in light of his celebration.
“They’re starting to see it now because the reason why they’re so vexed about it and saying what they’re saying is because they can see the Arsenal coming. I can’t believe how everybody went in respects of Myles Lewis-Skelly’s celebration.
“It’s just pathetic. People constantly talking about no personalities and he hasn’t even said anything.”
Myles Lewis-Skelly stats vs Manchester City
Wright says it is pathetic that Lewis-Skelly’s celebration has dominated the discourse after this game, and he’s not wrong.
Indeed, Arsenal have just picked up one of the best wins they’ve ever had, and too much of the talk is around a goal celebration.
Not only was Lewis-Skelly’s celebration a minor moment in a game full of drama, Lewis-Skelly’s own performance should’ve been the main talking point instead.
This was a teenager taking a game of this magnitude by the scruff of the neck, and his stats show just how good he was on the day.
| Myles Lewis-Skelly stats vs Man City | |
| Goals | 1 |
| Pass accuracy | 92% |
| Tackles | 2 |
| Aerial duels won | 2 |
Lewis-Skelly is a top talent, and it would be a shame if incidents like the red card vs Wolves and the celebration vs Manchester City continued to stop people from acknowledging his ability.