Mikel Arteta has admitted that Bukayo Saka is now becoming a “really different player” at Arsenal.
The Gunners teenager is one of the brightest young prospects at the North London team, while following the club's 3 - 1 win over Southampton, Arteta has opened up on how Saka has been asking for more training to improve in certain areas.
Amid the latest impressive displays from the youngster, Arsenal boss was asked whether he saw shades of Raheem Sterling – a player he coached at Manchester City – in Saka, to which he replied:
“Bukayo is doing really well. He’s all the time asking to train more to improve in areas that he can do better.
“That was certainly one, producing the final bit in the box to score or assist. He’s doing that much more often.
“If he’s able to do that with the intelligence that he has, with the work rate that he shows on the pitch and with the capacity that he has to understand the game in different positions, then he becomes a really different player.”
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