Watch the heartwarming moment Myles Lewis-Skelly’s mum screams with excitement as her son makes Arsenal's Champions League debut
Marcia Lewis was London's proudest mum as she watched her son Myles make his Champions League debut for Arsenal - and her reaction speaks 1,000 words.
Myles Lewis-Skelly was introduced as a stoppage-time substitute for Bukayo Saka in Arsenal's 2-0 win over PSG, almost a year after signing his first professional deal.
The 18-year-old made his Premier League debut in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City in September and Mikel Arteta handed him his chance on Tuesday night on Europe's biggest stage at the Emirates.
Heartwarming footage shows mother Marcia shaking her head in disbelief when Saka's replacement was announced, unable to fathom that it might be her son.
Moments later, she lets out a delighted scream and covers her mouth before tapping loved ones as she sees her son's name announced on the big screen.
She has lost her words and continues screaming with joy before turning to embrace a loved one.
As her son's name is read out, Marcia claps enthusiastically and stands out with her arms in the air to mark a special moment for the family.
'Oh my God' are the only words she can muster in a tear-jerking video.
It has been a whirlwind fortnight for Lewis-Skelly, who was born in Islington and joined Arsenal's Hale End academy at under-nines level.
The midfielder was booked on the sidelines before coming on for his Premier League debut at the Etihad.
Footage obtained exclusively by Mail Sport appeared to show him being sent to communicate with David Raya, who soon after went down and seemed to be timewasting.
The PGMOL confirmed that Lewis-Skelly had been carded for 'showing a lack of respect for the game'.
Manager Arteta has been full of praise, saying recently: 'He is a competitor.
'You look at him, in every duel he goes, the way he reacts with his team-mates, you speak to him it's constantly eye contact. He's nudging, he's asking questions, it's a special character.
'He can play in three positions, as a left back, as a No6, as a No8, he's very versatile. He adapts, and from there he can occupy different spaces.
'He's very adaptable, that's the good thing about Myles - he's very intelligent, very thorough. He has some unbelievable questions every time you ask him to do something, and he has the competitive edge that I think is demanded at this level. And he wants it, so we are going to use him in different positions.
Myles Lewis-Skelly was introduced as a stoppage-time substitute for Bukayo Saka in Arsenal's 2-0 win over PSG, almost a year after signing his first professional deal.
The 18-year-old made his Premier League debut in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City in September and Mikel Arteta handed him his chance on Tuesday night on Europe's biggest stage at the Emirates.
Heartwarming footage shows mother Marcia shaking her head in disbelief when Saka's replacement was announced, unable to fathom that it might be her son.
Moments later, she lets out a delighted scream and covers her mouth before tapping loved ones as she sees her son's name announced on the big screen.
She has lost her words and continues screaming with joy before turning to embrace a loved one.
As her son's name is read out, Marcia claps enthusiastically and stands out with her arms in the air to mark a special moment for the family.
'Oh my God' are the only words she can muster in a tear-jerking video.
It has been a whirlwind fortnight for Lewis-Skelly, who was born in Islington and joined Arsenal's Hale End academy at under-nines level.
The midfielder was booked on the sidelines before coming on for his Premier League debut at the Etihad.
Footage obtained exclusively by Mail Sport appeared to show him being sent to communicate with David Raya, who soon after went down and seemed to be timewasting.
The PGMOL confirmed that Lewis-Skelly had been carded for 'showing a lack of respect for the game'.
Manager Arteta has been full of praise, saying recently: 'He is a competitor.
'You look at him, in every duel he goes, the way he reacts with his team-mates, you speak to him it's constantly eye contact. He's nudging, he's asking questions, it's a special character.
'He can play in three positions, as a left back, as a No6, as a No8, he's very versatile. He adapts, and from there he can occupy different spaces.
'He's very adaptable, that's the good thing about Myles - he's very intelligent, very thorough. He has some unbelievable questions every time you ask him to do something, and he has the competitive edge that I think is demanded at this level. And he wants it, so we are going to use him in different positions.
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00:00Marcia Lewis was London's proudest mum as she watched her son Miles make his Champions
00:09League debut for Arsenal, and her reaction speaks 1,000 words.
00:13The 18-year-old made his Premier League debut in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City in September
00:18and Mikel Arteta handed him his chance on Tuesday night on Europe's biggest stage at
00:22the Emirates.
00:23Heartwarming footage shows mother Marcia shaking her head in disbelief when Saka's replacement
00:28was announced, unable to fathom that it might be her son.
00:32Moments later, she lets out a delighted scream and covers her mouth before tapping loved
00:36ones as she sees her son's name announced on the big screen.
00:39She has lost her words and continues screaming with joy before turning to embrace a loved
00:43one.
00:45As her son's name is read out, Marcia claps enthusiastically and stands out with her arms
00:49in the air to mark a special moment for the family.
00:52Oh my god are the only words she can muster in a tear-jerking video!