Lewis-Skelly compared to Bellingham as he joins star and Mbappe in unique club

The 18-year-old scored his first Gunners goal in a thrashing of the reigning Premier League champions at the Emirates Stadium.

He netted Mikel Arteta's side's third of the game, cutting inside onto his right foot and bending one into the top corner.

As he ran off the celebrate, you could see the swagger and character in the teenager before he copied Erling Haaland's trademark move.

And that's something that former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher likes about Lewis-Skelly.

Carragher compared the Arsenal youngster to Jude Bellingham and Wayne Rooney when it comes to his attitude on the pitch.

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He said on Sky Sports post-match: "You talk about football arrogance. I always class that as a good thing.

"Someone who has that strut on a football pitch. The person that comes to mind is Wayne Rooney, and Jude Bellingham's got it.

"You're saying, 'I've been here two minutes but I'm owning this place'."

"When you see a young player burst onto the scene," Carragher continued. "They always have that impact, a big goal, a game we remember.

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"A lot of the great players have that and those moments early on in their career and they're destined for stardom.

"This kid looks an absolute superstar. He's got that presence and personality on the football pitch."

Lewis-Skelly's goal on Sunday put him in an exclusive club that Bellingham is also part of.

The full back's now the fifth youngest player ever to score against a Pep Guardiola team at the age of 18 years and 129 days.

Teammate Ethan Nwaneri is also now a part of that group having netted a brilliant goal against Man City aged 17 years and 318 days.

Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe and German centre-back Niklas Sule make up the youngest five.

As well as this, looking back to Lewis-Skelly's Rooney comparison, he and Nwaneri did something against City that no one had done since the Man United legend.

They became the youngest players to score in the Premier League against the reigning champions since Rooney netted for Everton against Arsenal in March 2003.

Lewis-Skelly's performance left Arsenal fans delighted as they gave him a huge standing ovation as he was substituted late on.

And manager Arteta echoed their thoughts on him.

Speaking to Sky Sports post-match, Arteta said: "You need big individual performances to beat them [Man City].

"Myles was certainly one of them, the maturity he showed and competitiveness as well.

"He plays with that personality and he's scored a beautiful goal.

"He has been pushing us since he has been with us. We like his character and personality. He has so much courage.

"He has qualities that fit into the way we want to play. He got some minutes and he is asking for more. He deserves to play."

On Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri, Arteta added: "They play with a lot of personality. They are really brave, they have the courage, and they understand what we want.

"They play to make things happen. The players believe in them and that is a big thing."

There's no doubt that the two teenagers will continue to play a big part in Arsenal's second half of the season.

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The Gunners face Newcastle in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday before having to wait for a league game.

They'll get the weekend off as they're already out of the FA Cup, with their next top-flight clash away at Leicester on February 15.