After a troubling weekend where Arsenal gave away a 2-0 lead to settle for a 2-2 draw against Watford, they have something to smile about: Bukayo Saka!
Arsenal were pretty convincing in their 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt away from home in UEFA Europa League clash. Arsenal’s young guns were impressive overall. But one name has everybody talking: Bukayo Saka! The youngster scored his first-ever goal for the club, that too in a European fixture.
The best part is that the 19-year-old Englishman hails from Arsenal very own academy. The youngster was a live wire. He was always looking to go forward and was constantly a threat for the defenders. Saka was fearless at a hostile Commerzbank Arena stadium.
In the 3-0 victory, the youngster assisted two goals and scored one. He delivered 5 key passes and completed 3/6 dribbles. He was the clear Man of the match.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown was very impressed and he even made a bold claim. Keown told BT Sport, “They toyed away trying to get young players in and they have found one in Saka. You think of the way Pepe is playing at the moment and they paid £72million for him, and this kid looks better than him tonight.”
We have a feeling that we’ll be hearing more about Saka. The youngster was impressive but he still has a long way to go.
