Michael Arteta thought that Bukayo Saka’s goal against Wolves reminded him of Lionel Messi.
By now, the other team should know not to let the Gunners’ star player cut onto his left foot.
A lot of teams have tried before, but Wolves couldn’t stop Saka, 22, from scoring his first goal of the season. It was another well-taken goal for his growing collection.
When asked to explain why, Arteta said that Messi, who is 37 years old and also a great left-footed player, was like him.
“That’s how it works with good players,” he said.
“I always know that Messi will come here and put the ball there.
“He’s not going to stop. That shows how good the players are.”
While Saka, Declan Rice, and David Raya were all out for a long time, they all played in Euro 2024.
Arteta praised the three for their commitment to the cause.
“It’s not a surprise that they came back right away,” he said.
“That was how they felt right away after the last game.
“They said, ‘I’m gonna be ready for the first game.’”After the summer, I talked to them and tried to make a plan.
“They planned to beat us back here.” While they were on vacation, they were already getting ready.
The way we think is what we need.
“If players give in like that, it will spread through the team, and everyone will step up.” We need that.”
Kai Havertz and Saka scored goals before and after the break, giving Arsenal a 2-0 win that might have been a little too easy.
Gary O’Neil, the manager of Wolves, believes that Arsenal won because of how well they finished.
“I thought we were good,” he said. I was happy. Even though I don’t like losing, we played well against Arsenal. We didn’t give them too many chances.
“At 1-0 down, I thought we had a better chance of staying in the game and having a chance than they did.”
“They found two moments of quality and we just missed a couple of ours.”
Before the game, Wolves star Yerson Mosquera seemed to grab Havertz’s neck and Gabriel Jesus’ behind. He was lucky to stay on the field.
