Alan Shearer raves about ‘superb’ Arsenal star after weekend win

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Alan Shearer has heaped praise on Arsenal star Bukayo Saka for his performance in Saturday’s 4-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

The Gunners were rampant in the snow at The Hawthorns and the Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer named Saka in his Team of the Week.

Saka scored his team’s second goal of the night with Kieran Tierney and an Alexandre Lacazette brace rounding-off the victory.

The 19-year-old has scored two goals and claimed an assist during his last three Premier League fixtures.

Shearer was mightily impressed with the youngster and duly picked him among his Team of the Week.

He told the Premier League’s official website: “A superb winger’s performance. He was whipping balls in for fun and got himself into the six-yard box to finish off a brilliant team goal.”

Saka has grown into the current campaign and is proving one of Mikel Arteta’s most reliable performers.

He was stunning against the Baggies and his boss will hope he can get over a mini-blip earlier in the campaign.

Before his goal against Chelsea, the youngster has gone 10 games without a goal contribution.

Now he looks back in his stride, however, and that can only bode well for Arsenal.

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The youngster is very much Arsenal’s future and Arteta can win a lot of fans by utilising the younger talents.

Emile Smith Rowe has burst onto the scene in recent games too and the future looks bright for the club.

For too long, the Gunners have settled for bang average and those days must become a thing of the past.

With Saka in full stride, Smith Rowe pulling the strings through the middle and Gabriel keeping things tidy at the back, Arsenal supporters have plenty to be excited about.