Arsenal 2-0 Wolves (Havertz 25′, Saka 74′) EMIRATES STADIUM — If Bukayo Saka is short of peak fitness after a gruelling summer he didn’t show it in Arsenal ‘s Premier League opener against Wolves . Only 34 days have passed since England’s painful 2-1 defeat to Spain in Berlin’s Olympiastadion and Saka would have more reason than most for feeling jaded given he accumulated the sixth-highest number of minutes for the Three Lions in Germany. And yet he played as though he’d spent July with his feet up on a yacht in Mykonos rather than toiling in the latter stages of the Euros.
It’s easy to forget how young Saka is given how consistent he has been over a prolonged period. His Wikipedia page says he is still only 22 (23 in September) and it’s the sort of information that you assume must have been edited by a mischievous user with too much time on their hands. He’s already played 267 matches for club and country.
Read Next Riccardo Calafiori would solve two problems in one for Arsenal Despite being staggeringly efficient – only four players have produced more Premier League goals and assists since the start of last season than he has – there remains a sense that Saka is somehow under-appreciated outside this patch of north London. Perhaps it is because the beauty of his game is rooted in simplicity rather than flashiness. Some wingers delight and frustrate in equal measure due to their erratic decision-making; Saka always takes the right option.
He drives .