“Bukayo [Saka] is an unbelievable player, all the full-backs from the other teams they know he’s so dangerous, so they try to provoke him, tackle him and the referees should know this,” said Oleksandr Zinchenko after the 4-2 win over Aston Villa.
“We can speak about [Lionel] Messi, Cristiano [Ronaldo], Neymar and players like this. The referees need to protect this kind of player.
“Apart from Bukayo, we have other forward players who are so dangerous and the referees need to be careful, they need to look after them of course.”
Saka did take quite a thrashing in the game but thankfully, Mikel Arteta confirmed he's not injured.
This is not the first time he's been targetted by opponents and it probably won't be the last. Referees need to recognise this and punish the culprits harshly enough so it doesn't repeat in the future.
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