Martin Keown believes Bukayo Saka is the one Arsenal player who would ‘walk into the 2003-04 Invincibles team’ and compared him to club icon Marc Overmars.
Saka has been one of the stars of Arsenal’s amazing season so far, with the Gunners sitting top of the table, five points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand on their closest rivals.
The 21-year-old has started all 19 of their league games so far this campaign, scoring seven goals and providing seven assists.
Plenty of other Arsenal players have excelled this season, with the likes of Martin Odegaard, William Saliba and Thomas Partey among the outstanding performers, but Keown feels Saka has stood out more than any of his teammates.
The Gunners great reckons Saka would star in the unbeaten team of 2003-04, is the perfect mix if his England teammates Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford and compares him to another Arsenal icon, Marc Overmars.
‘Saka was immense in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Manchester United,’ Keown told the Daily Mail. ‘He is, right now, the one player who would walk into the 2003-04 Invincibles team. The way he ghosts past defenders reminds me of my old favourite colleague, Marc Overmars.
‘He has the trickery of Phil Foden and the pace of Marcus Rashford all in one. It is a unique skillset and he is as tough as teak to go with it.
‘He totally destroyed Luke Shaw, England’s best left back and in good form himself. He could beat him down the line or cut inside where he scored a thunderous goal from 25 yards, then later struck the post using the exact same execution.’
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