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‘It’s how you bounce back from adversity’: Myles Lewis-Skelly back and writing his own scripts

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T he way Myles Lewis-Skelly framed the story, it was akin to an act of God. And what about Ian Wright? The Arsenal club legend can be relied upon for heart-on-the-sleeve hyperbole and did not disappoint on Sunday as he reflected on the West Ham goal that was not; the most significant video assistant referee-inspired overrule of them all. On the pitch at the London Stadium, the referee, Chris Kavanagh, announced via his microphone that West Ham’s Pablo had fouled the Arsenal goalkeeper, David Raya, and Callum Wilson’s 95th-minute equaliser would be disallowed. “Final decision, direct free-kick.” Were they the sweetest words Wright had heard, he was asked on Sky Sports. “The sweetest words since Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’,” Wright replied. Lewis-Skelly described a vivid scene in the Arsenal dressing room, the 1-0 win having edged them closer to the Premier League title they crave with every fibre of their being.…

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