DBasia.news – Arsenal won the victory when they travel to the Olympiakos headquarters in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 on Friday (2/21) early morning Western Indonesian Time with a score of 1-0.
The Gunners young player, Bukayo Saka, returned to showing a brilliant performance by providing an assist in the match that took place in Greece.
Saka became a figure who helped determine the victory of Mikel Arteta’s club. The 18-year-old left-back provided assists for a single goal scored by Alexandre Lacazette in the 81st minute.
Saka’s appearance attracted the attention of Arsenal legend, Van Persie. Van Persie compared Saka with two Manchester United legends, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes and Arsenal legend, Dennis Bergkamp.
“Bait Bukayo Saka like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, and Dennis Bergkamp. They also do bait like that,” said the former Dutch national team player, quoted by Goal.
The former Dutch national team captain also assesses Saka is a young player who does not waste the playing opportunities that have been given by the manager. He also added that the bait given by Saka was something that was not easy for players to do.
“He really took advantage of the playing opportunities that have been given by Arteta. The bait given is not easy to do, only big players can do that,” concluded Van Persie.
Currently, Saka has packed nine assists in all competitions this season. This notch nine assist is the most achievement compared to other Arsenal players.
In addition to packing nine assists, the Englishman has also scored three goals during Arsenal’s uniform. Saka was a left-wing striker used by left-back by Arteta after Kieran Tierney was injured, while Sead Kolasinac’s performance was inconclusive.