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Saka, Saliba, Budapest. Now Lewis-Skelly.

Myles Lewis-Skelly goes off in the 78th minute and suddenly 25 days feels very short.

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The 19-year-old has started 26 Premier League games at left-back this season — which is either a remarkable number or a completely normal one, depending on how quickly you've adjusted to him being this good. Mikel Arteta described it as 'a tightness, no more,' which is the kind of phrase managers use when they're trying to believe it themselves. He'll be assessed in the morning. Arsenal will wait. So will everyone else.

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