Bukayo Saka has been labelled as ‘brilliant’ following his latest Arsenal performance.
Saka was arguably the Gunners’ man of the match today as Mikel Arteta’s side edged out Manchester United 3-2.
It was a fascinating encounter at the Emirates Stadium and one which ultimately saw Arsenal move back to five points clear of Manchester City at the summit.
The England international fired the North Londoners into a 2-1 lead early in the second half, before striking the post shortly after that.
He was a constant thorn in the side of Luke Shaw.
And Gary Neville has labelled him ‘brilliant’ during his commentary on Sky Sports.
He said: “He’s been brilliant Saka. He really has. Luke Shaw hasn’t done badly at all. But Saka has pulled him wide this time.”
This was a massive victory for Arsenal and Neville is right, Saka was stunning throughout.
Even when Saka isn’t having a good day at the office, Gabriel Martinelli or Martin Odegaard tend to muck in.
On this occasion, Saka, who earns £70,000 per week at the Emirates [Spotrac], was sensational, as was Eddie Nketiah.
The Arsenal hitman scored twice – including a last-minute winner – to help Arteta’s side to the three points.
Whatever the position, the Gunners have a lot of different ways to hurt teams now and that’s why they’re probably favourites for the title at this stage.
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