Myles Lewis-Skelly reacts to dream England debut goal in touching TV moment | OneFootball

The Arsenal left-back was “lost for words” after a dream night at Wembley

Myles Lewis-Skelly has reacted to his dream England debut as the Arsenal youngster scored the first goal of the Thomas Tuchel era as Albania were beaten at Wembley.

With just 20 minutes on the clock, Lewis-Skelly ran onto a defence-splitting pass from Jude Bellingham to nutmeg the Albania goalkeeper and open the scoring.

It is another step on a remarkable rise to prominence for the teenager, who made his Arsenal debut earlier this season.

Myles Lewis-Skelly celebrates his goal

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"I’m lost for words," he told ITV. "I’m so grateful that the manager put trust in me and the players too. Great pass from Jude. All I had to do was put it in the back of the net.

"The fans made me feel at home. Thanks to them."

In a touching moment on live television, Lewis-Skelly was told he beomce England’s third youngest goalscorer behind Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen, to which he said: "That’s incredible! Amazing!

"I got nothing to say, really, that’s amazing!"

Standing next to Lewis-Skelly was Declan Rice, his Arsenal team-mate, who added: “[Myles Lewis-Skelly] is fearless. He does everything right off the pitch and he is only 18.

“I knew he was going to play like that tonight because of the confidence he has. He has kept his feet on the ground and it is only the start for him."