Arsenal legend Thierry Henry says Bukayo Saka is his “favourite player” after the winger starred in the Gunners’ 3-0 routine win over Monaco.
Henry coached Saka whilst working at the club’s academy, however he did not expect the 23-year-old to become as good as he is.
Saka made his European debut – in the Europa League – as a 17-year-old in 2018 and has now gone on to score seven times and provide four assists in seven Champions League games at the Emirates Stadium.
“He’s my favourite player”, Henry said. “He’s been there for so long and he’s so nice. I never thought he would reach the levels we are seeing.
“He’s a starter for Arsenal, he’s a starter for England. I remember when he started he was playing wing-back and the evolution of his game is outstanding because he used to be so lively, to now scoring goals and assists.”
Since the start of last season, only Harry Kane (18), Vinicius Jr (16) and Antoine Griezmann (13) have been involved in more Champions League goals than Saka (8 goals and six assists).
In that same period he has both scored and assisted in a single Champions League game on five occasions, more than any other player.
This season, Mohamed Salah is the only Premier League player with more goal involvements (28) than Saka (21) in all competitions.
