Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has heaped praise on his "very special" teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly, insisting the youngster can go the very top.

Skelly, has earned the praise of midfielder, Declan Rice after another impressive showing in the Premier League game against Ipswich Town. Lewis-Skelly, 18, started the game and as Arsenal picked up a narrow 1-0 win at home.

Myles Lewis-Skelly was barely mentioned when Ethan Nwaneri made his debut for Arsenal, but in a few short months, he has become the most likely Hale End graduate to establish himself as a regular for the first team.

Carragher is of the opinion that the Gunners are lacking in-depth quality in one particular area of the pitch and need to improve in order to battle for the Premier League title.

Arsenal are open to strengthening their attacking options in the January transfer window but there could also be departures with winger Marquinhos now headed for the exit door

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has backed winger Gabriel Martinelli to shine in the absence of star teammate Bukayo Saka, who was ruled out for "many weeks" with a hamstring injury on Monday.