The left-back is destined for Celtic in the summer but it could be a long few months at the Emirates before a return
Boss Mikel Arteta opted to keep Kieran Tierney at Arsenal rather than allow him to go to Celtic - but the player is facing up to a nightmare final six months.
And going into the League Cup clash with Newcastle United, the Spaniard hyped up the impact of Lewis-Skelly. He said: "The players will be best to express how they feel about Myles in this particular game, because they are sitting next to each other, they share the pitch which is the most important thing.
When he does return to Glasgow's east end, Tierney will bring with him a patchy injury record that has hampered his time with the Gunners and his loan spell at Real Sociedad. But former Scotland international Kevin Gallacher insists the Premiership leaders have landed a top signing. "Injury restricted the amount of game time he got there, as it has at Arsenal. It has been disappointing however, to read on social media fans of the teams he will not be joining describing their failure as "a bullet dodged" because "he is always injured."
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