‘Ridiculous’… Rio Ferdinand says Arsenal have a young player who is ‘so good’

Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Arsenal star Bukayo Saka following his performance against Sevilla in the Champions League last night.

The 22-year-old England international is one of Mikel Arteta‘s best players. He has been incredible for a few years now, and he stepped up for Arsenal again last night with a goal and an assist.

Rio Ferdinand praises Arsenal star Bukayo Saka

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has come under a bit of criticism for his form over the last few weeks.

The Englishman hasn’t been at his absolute best this season. He still looks like he’s struggling with his injury issues and just doesn’t seem to be his usual self.

However, a sign of a great player is that he delivers even when he’s not at his best, and Saka’s numbers this season tell us that he’s simply an incredible player.

Against Sevilla last night, Saka helped Leandro Trossard open the scoring with a lovely assist. In the second half, he scored a fantastic goal himself to double Arsenal’s lead.

On TNT Sports during their coverage of the game last night, Rio Ferdinand heaped praise on the 22-year-old.

He said: “He has been in ridiculous form for a long period of time now, for such a young player. Defenders should never be allowing him back on his left foot.

“I’m not saying he’s anywhere near [Arjen] Robben yet, but certain players always want to get back on their left foot. And you know it’s coming but they are so good at disguising and trickery that they manage to do it.”