Bukayo Saka is one of the best wingers in the world, but the Arsenal and England international star did not have the best of times against Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea in the London derby last weekend.
Chelsea played out a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League last weekend.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were 2-0 up at one stage.
Arsenal launched a comeback and scored two goals.
England international winger Bukayo Saka provided an assist.
However, the overall display of Saka was far from great, with Chelsea and Spain international left-back Marc Cucurella doing a job on the 22-year-old.
Paul Merson on Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka
Former Arsenal star and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has warned that Saka is going to face such situations from now on and has told him to wise up to it.
Merson told SportKeeda: “As for Bukayo Saka, he’s earned his reputation as one of the biggest matchwinners in the Premier League, so teams will start to highlight him.
“He’s got to come up with solutions, as Marc Cucurella marked him out of the game the other day.
“Saka will be singled out by opposition managers when it comes to their team talks and they might even double up on him, it’s up to him to find solutions to make things happen for his team.”
My View: Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka need not worry much
I do not think that Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka should be worrying too much because Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella did so well against him.
It was just one game.
Of course, Saka needs to be wary of the opposition doubling up on him and making it tight for him.
But, I do not think that the 22-year-old needs to start panicking because of just one match.
Let’s see what happens in the upcoming matches.
Saka is one of the best young wingers on the planet and has the potential to become world class.
The winger has scored four goals and given three assists in eight Premier League matches so far this season.
Saka has also scored one goal and provided two assists in three UEFA Champions League games for Mikel Arteta’s side so far this campaign.
Arsenal are in the race for the Premier League title this season and are also likely to progress to the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League.
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