The young Reds head to Port Vale in their final match in the newly-renamed Papa John's Trophy on Tuesday evening, with qualification from the group stage not possible following defeats to Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.
However, Lewtas’ U23s team has formed the basis of the U21s side this term and they head to Vale Park in strong form having picked up victories over Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham United in recent weeks.
Read on for Lewtas’ pre-match thoughts...
On the benefits of playing in this competition again this season…
I would say both games have been huge learning curves for both the players and staff as a group.