Arsenal are hoping to win the Champions League for the first time ever this season.
The Gunners won all eight of their league phase games and finished on top of the table. Mikel Arteta and his men don’t have to worry about the playoff round in February now.
Opta’s supercomputer has predicted that Arsenal are the favourites to win the Champions League this season after their flawless start, and many of their players have impressed.
Clarence Seedorf has been blown away by one player in particular – Bukayo Saka.
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Clarence Seedorf says Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has impressed him more than anyone else in the Champions League
Seedorf knows what it takes to win the Champions League better than almost everyone else.
The Dutch icon won the competition five times with three different clubs, and he produced some great performances back in the day.
Throughout this season, Seedorf has watched a lot of Champions League games because he works as a pundit for Amazon Prime Sport.
The former AC Milan man even watched a few Arsenal games live this season and was impressed by them.
After the end of the league phase, Seedorf was asked which player had impressed him the most in the competition this term.
He told the broadcaster: “I would say Saka at Arsenal.
“He’s doing really well.”
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There’s one thing missing in Bukayo Saka’s game this season
Saka has consistently been brilliant for Arsenal over the years.
The Englishman is one of the Gunners’ and England’s best players, and when he has a good game, his side usually comes out on top.
Saka’s performances have not been bad this season, but he has lacked end product, which has been a big surprise because he is usually very effective in the final third.
The Arsenal number seven has scored just seven goals and provided seven assists in 31 games in all competitions, which is not great at all.
We’re sure the Gunners academy graduate will be desperate to improve those numbers in the coming months, and we’re convinced that he will do it.
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