Lewis-Skelly becomes Arsenal's youngest Champions League starter in 13 years

Football news 11 dec 2024, 15:02
Liam Carter Liam Carter Dailysports's expert
Luis-Skelly becomes Arsenal's youngest Champions League starter in 13 years Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

The final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage concludes on Wednesday, December 11. In one of the headline matches, Arsenal hosts Monaco at the Emirates.

Due to a defensive injury crisis, Mikel Arteta has had to resort to some tactical adjustments. One such experiment sees young talent Miles Lewis-Skelly taking the left-back position.

Details. At just 18 years and 76 days old, Lewis-Skelly becomes the youngest Arsenal player to start a Champions League match since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was 18 years and 44 days old when he featured against Olympiacos in September 2011.

Recall. Arsenal and Monaco enter this match with identical records, sitting side-by-side in the group standings with 10 points each.

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