logo
Sun 20 February 2022 | 17:43

Ex-Arsenal star dazzled by Saka: He is like Thierry, Robert and Dennis

On Saturday, the 20-year-old produced a flawless finish to set the North London side on their road to winning the match.

Gilberto Silva

praised Bukayo Saka's spectacular shot against Brentford, equating his feats to those of former Arsenal icons. 

Saka sent a left-footed shot into the net for Arsenal, who went on to win 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. 

Gilberto was keeping a careful eye on things and seemed to enjoy what he observed. 

"

This goal reminds me of Thierry, Robert and Denis, our team is going to be something special."

the ex-Brazil and Arsenal playmaker tweeted, in reference to

Thierry Henry

,

Robert Pires

, and

Dennis Bergkamp

.

Saka has been a member of Arsenal's youth system since he was seven years old, and he made his first-team debut in 2018 when still just 17 years old.

Mikel Arteta's dynamic winger, now 20, is a regular in Mikel Arteta's starting XI, having made 23

Premier League

games and scoring seven goals thus far in 2021-22. 

His ability has also been recognized on the international stage, as he has made 14 senior appearances for the Three Lions and tallied four goals.

 

Follow 

Sportmob

 for the 

latest football news

source: SportMob



DISCLAIMER! Sportmob does not claim ownership of any of the pictures posted on this website. Again, we do not host pictures or videos ourselves. Our authors merely link to the rightful owner. Lastly, Sportmob have carefully considered and reviewed all of its content. Despite that, it is possible that some information might be out-dated or incomplete.