'I really like him': Emmanuel Petit insists Arsenal have an attacking player who's better than Ousmane Dembele

 


Arsenal icon Emmanuel Petit has claimed he’d rather have Bukayo Saka start for his side in attack than Barcelona and France winger Ousmane Dembele.

The legendary Frenchman won the World Cup all the way back in 1998 alongside the likes of Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Zinedine Zidane and current Les Blues boss, Didier Deschamps.

He has been speaking ahead of the 2022 World Cup, and he has just made a big claim.

France are the defending World Champions, and many feel they have a great chance to retain their title in Qatar.

The likes of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Grieamann starred in Russia four years ago, while although Barcelona star Dembele was in the squad, he didn’t have much of an impact.

However, the Frenchman has been in fine form in Spain this season, and a lot is expected of him. He could be a star for Les Blues in Qatar, but Petit says he’d much rather have Arsenal’s Saka in his side.

When asked by 90min France to pick one of the two, the Frenchman said: “I really like Bukayo Saka. I really like Ousmane Dembele too. It’s true that Bukayo Saka… I actually love the boy. I love what he does on the pitch and I love his personality.

“So, (I’d) rather (have) Bukayo Saka.”



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