Declan Rice has heaped praise on ‘ridiculous’ Arsenal teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly, claiming that the academy star must’ve been built in a lab. Lewis-Skelly has started the Gunners’ last three Premier League games at left-back,

Skelly, has earned the praise of midfielder, Declan Rice after another impressive showing in the Premier League game

Myles Lewis-Skelly is the latest academy product to emerge at Arsenal with Declan Rice confident the teenager can reach huge heights, hailing his natural ability

Skelly is “so special” it is like he has been built in a laboratory after claiming his Arsenal team-mate is destined to reach the top.Lewis-Skelly, who hails from Islington in north London, was named player of the match as the Gunners secured a 1-0 victory over Ipswich at the Emirates Stadium to move back into second place in the Premier League table.

Declan Rice has admitted Arsenal are desperate for trophies, after extending their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions on Friday.Photo by Julian Finney/Getty ImagesWhen Arsenal beat Ipswich

Declan Rice was singing the praises of Myles Lewis-Skelly following Friday’s 1-0 win at home to Ipswich Town. Our academy graduate showed strength on the ball throughout the game and has never looked out of place since being introduced to the first team by Mikel Arteta.

Declan Rice will not feature for Arsenal against Crystal Palace (Picture: Getty) Mikel Arteta has left Declan Rice out of Arsenal’s squad to face Crystal Palace after the midfie

Myles Lewis-Skelly was barely mentioned when Ethan Nwaneri made his debut for Arsenal, but in a few short months, he has become the most likely Hale End graduate to establish himself as a regular for the first team.