Arsenal fans took to Twitter to shower their praise on Bukayo Saka, whose late goal helped the Gunners get past West Ham.
Goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah ensured three points for the North London club. Mikel Arteta made a single change from last week’s win against Fulham with Bukayo Saka coming in for Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
The Englishman had a hand in both the goals as it was his passes that split the Hammers defense and led to goal-scoring opportunities. He was the only player on the pitch who was making constant inroads in the second half and his energy is second to none in this team.
His performance caught the eye of many fans with one of them even claiming that the youngster can play in goal and can do even better than Chelsea’s keeper Kepa.
Here are some of the other reactions:
https://twitter.com/Hustleuthman/status/1307432479213727744
Bukayo Saka is frighteningly good for a teenager. His intelligence both on and off the ball is incredible.
— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) September 19, 2020
Not Saka's best performance in an Arsenal shirt but was still involved in our two goals. Massive
— The Gooners (@TheGooners__) September 19, 2020
I don't even know Bukayo Saka's favorite position. All I know is that if he was asked to play in goal he'd keep more clean sheets than Kepa Arrizabalaga.
— WelBeast (@WelBeast) September 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/_sakalinho/status/1307421636283346944
The biggest benefit of having a player like Saka is the versatility that he offers. He can play in multiple positions as a full back, a wing-back and further forward on both wings.
And if the display on Saturday was anything to go by, he can even slot into the center of midfield. Though he started as the left wing-back, he was taking up a lot of central positions and that had a hand to play in both the goals.
It is a dream for the manager to have a player who can do all of this. It allows the team to play different combinations and still make it work.
Saka is a special talent who at the age of 19 has managed to become a regular for the Gunners. Arsenal will be happy that they were able to extend his contract and if the youngster can keep up this level of play, he might turn out to be one of Premier League’s best players.
