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Myles Lewis-Skelly's involvement in Europe has been more than in the Premier League for Arsenal due to a number of reasons, said Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal face Bayer Leverkusen away from home in the first leg of their round of 16 clash, and it will be a good test for the Gunners, whose fans see their team as potential favorites to win it all.
Myles Lewis-Skelly, however, played a much bigger part in these potential title run-ins last season than he has this season.
Due to injuries to a number of players, Lewis-Skelly was given the opportunity to showcase his talents in many games for Arsenal, and he was able to take that with both hands and feet.
This season, however, Arsenal have had extra depth in his position with the signing of Piero Hincapie. It is also worth noting that Lewis-Skelly's form has not been as good as it was in those moments.
They call it 'sophomore slump', and to be fair, that is partly what it is, and Arteta talked about the player's minutes this season - which, surprisingly, has been more in Europe than in England.
Mikel Arteta answers the Myles Lewis-Skelly question that's on everybody's lips
He said: "Every season is different. He’s had very good moments in the season, he’s had other moments when he hasn't played that much.
"Obviously, a few days ago in the FA Cup he was suspended and he could not play so there are various reasons.
"Sometimes, as well, the good form of your teammates is another factor that contributes to that, but he's doing well.
Despite playing 14 times in the Premier League, he has only played 312 minutes in the competition. On the other hand, Lewis-Skelly has played 535 minutes in the Champions League in just seven appearances.
Part of that is due to poor form, and obviously, as mentioned before, another teammate to fight for minutes with.
The problem is that in some of the games that Arteta has seen minutes from Lewis-Skelly, he just has not looked the same.
Obviously, there is more pressure on him now than there was last season. Lewis-Skelly was able to establish himself as an upcoming star, but before that period, he was another academy player hoping to get his foot in the door.
Now, there is a layer of expectations, which brings its own sets of challenges.
Even after considering that, though, you would not really expect to see Myles Lewis-Skelly playing in the Champions League more often than he would in England.
There are so many minutes against lower opposition in the Premier League, you'd think Lewis-Skelly would feature in a few of those games a bit more than he did.
The sophomore slump is real, though, and hopefully, Lewis-Skelly is able to get over that as soon as possible.