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Mikel Arteta keeps snubbing Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly and that is looking like it might cost him a trip to the World Cup this summer.
The left back has found minutes incredibly hard to come by this season with Piero Hincapié and Riccardo Calafiori above him in the pecking order, forcing him to rely mostly on minutes in cup matches.
Lewis-Skelly was in a prime position to earn a place in England's World Cup squad, but his lack of playing action so far this campaign could end up losing him a place.
Myles Lewis-Skelly could miss the World Cup
When Lewis-Skelly came onto the scene for the Gunners last season, he was touted by many to be one of England's best rising stars, which saw him rewarded at club and international level.
The youngster's great start to life in the Arsenal first team saw him called up to the England senior squad for the first time, making his debut with a start against Albania. It didn't take him long to make an impact as he scored the first goal of an eventual 2-0 win after just 20 minutes.
He has made a further five caps since then with many predicting he would be the Three Lions starting left back at this summer's World Cup, or at least be in contention. Lewis-Skelly was also assumed to be Arteta's long-term first choice when he put pen to paper on a new contract in June 2025.
However, it has been quite the opposite case for the defender this season as he has found chances very hard to come by due to Hincapié and Calafiori being in higher favour on the left side of the defence.
Lewis-Skelly has made just 26 appearances for the Gunners so far this campaign, with only 12 of those being starts. He has started just one Premier League match and hasn't even appeared in the competition since a 0-0 draw with Liverpool on 8 January.
He last played for Arsenal in a 4-0 FA Cup win over Wigan Athletic and couldn't appear in the last round against Mansfield Town due to serving suspension, a real blow to his chances of breaking back into the team.
As his minutes for his club have faded, the likelihood of him being England's starting left back has followed suit. With the likes of Lewis Hall and Nico O'Reilly performing well and putting their names in the hat, Lewis-Skelly is unlikely to be Thomas Tuchel's first pick and he may now not even make the flight.
As the Three Lions look to end 60 years of hurt, they will need players who are match fit and ready to compete for the football's biggest prize in North America. If Arteta keeps snubbing him, Lewis-Skelly will not fit that category so he is in serious danger of missing out on a trip to the World Cup.