'I had to put on a show for my grandma' - Lewis-Skelly

Myles Lewis-Skelly says he "put on a show" for his grandma after becoming the second youngest Arsenal player to start a north London derby.

Only Cesc Fabregas in the 2004-05 season has been a younger starter than 18-year-old Lewis-Skelly against Tottenham with the teenage saying his performance was inspired by his loved ones in the crowd at Emirates Stadium.

"My mum is here, my grandma, my friends," Lewis-Skelly told Optus Sport after the game. "I had to put on a show for my grandma and make sure I didn't look soft in front of her. I had to make sure I was winning my tackles for her and hopefully she is proud of me.

"It was amazing. It was everything that I lived up to in my dreams. I couldn't believe it. I had to take in every moment. It's all pressure but this is what we live for. It's moments like this we live for. It was a derby, we needed to win and that's what we did.

"I feel like a million dollars."

The 2-1 victory was the England youth international's fourth Premier League start for Arsenal and he had the joint highest successful pass rate of any Arsenal player, only misplacing two passes in the 87 minutes he played.

Afterwards, boss Mikel Arteta described his display as "phenomenal."