Arsenal have a number of match-winners in their squad.
The Gunners won the Premier League title last season, and although it was Mikel Arteta’s tactics and management that helped them become champions, the players were the ones who executed it on the pitch.
Declan Rice won the Player of the Season award, while Gabriel Magalhaes and David Raya were strong contenders too.
One player who had a difficult campaign was Bukayo Saka, but he is still rated very, very highly by those in the game.
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Kyle Walker picks Arsenal star Bukayo Saka over Vinicius Junior
Kyle Walker has been one of the best full-backs in the Premier League over the last decade.
The former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City defender has come up against the best in his prime, and he has got the better of many of them.
That makes him a great judge of wingers, not just here in the Premier League but also in Europe as well.
In a recent video on talkSPORT, Walker played a game of Winner Stays On, where he had to pick who he thought is the better of two wingers.
The very first question was: ‘Bukayo Saka or Vinicius Jr?’
Walker did not hesitate one bit and chose the Arsenal man, suggesting that he is better than the Real Madrid superstar.
That is very interesting, considering that Walker and Vinicius had a few good battles in Champions League clashes between Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Vinicius Jr rates Bukayo Saka very highly too
It’s not Walker who is a big fan of Saka; even Vinicius seems to be an admirer.
In the 2024/25 Champions League season, Arsenal beat Real Madrid home and away to knock them out of the competition.
After the second leg, a game in which Saka scored a lovely goal, Vinicius shook hands with him and then asked him for his shirt.
That shows the level of respect between the two players, and it also highlights just how highly rated Saka is by his fellow pros.
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