Arsenal superstar Bukayo Saka is overrated, reckons Manchester United hero

Bukayo Saka is overrated and ‘always seems injured,’ according to erstwhile Manchester United and England full-back Paul Parker.

The England winger remains a fixture successful the Gunners broadside though helium has not been successful his finest tally of signifier truthful acold this season.

The 23-year-old has scored conscionable 3 times successful 15 appearances successful each competitions this campaign, with Mikel Arteta’s squad arsenic a full not truly firing connected each cylinders.

Parker reckons the Gunners are missing a subordinate similar the 1 they fto spell implicit the summer, with Emile Smith Rowe departing for London rivals Fulham.

The erstwhile Red Devils defender is intelligibly a large instrumentality of Smith Rowe, and possibly not truthful overmuch of Saka and surely not Gabriel Martinelli.

‘I deliberation players similar him (Smith Rowe) are what Arsenal request much than Martinelli and Saka,’ Parker told bettingexpert.com.

‘Saka is simply a spot overrated and helium ever seems injured, particularly if Arsenal is down successful a match.

‘Him and Ødegaard unneurotic would person been a large duo, but again, I deliberation it was the close determination for him to leave, and besides for Arsenal astatine the time, adjacent though things mightiness person changed now.’

Parker truly likes Smith Rowe, but admits that Arsenal were astir apt close to merchantability him if Arteta had small volition of picking him connected a regular basis.

‘He is simply a superb player, but I don’t deliberation Arsenal are regretting that they sold him,’ helium said. ‘It’s ever casual to accidental that they should person kept him due to the fact that of the injuries, but helium wanted much crippled clip and helium couldn’t get that astatine Arsenal.

‘But I deliberation helium is amended than Martinelli, adjacent though they are not akin players. He is conscionable truthful bully and the mode helium runs with the shot and the mode the shot ne'er leaves the grass. He is simply a fantastic subordinate with a large future.’

Saka is presently dealing with an wounded occupation aft limping retired of Arsenal’s gully with Chelsea earlier the planetary break.

He pulled retired of the England squad for the Nations League games against Greece and Ireland and whether helium volition beryllium backmost this play to play Nottingham Forest is yet to beryllium seen.

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