Paul Merson sends warning to Arsenal star who is being ‘singled out’ and urges him to ‘come up with solutions’

FORMER Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson has urged Bukayo Saka to find “solutions” when other teams single him out during games.

Saka was far from his best when the Gunners faced Chelsea last week, despite providing the assist for Leandro Trossard‘s equaliser.

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Paul Merson says teams regularly single Saka outGetty

He was kept quiet for a large part of the match by Blues full-back Marc Cucurella as Mikel Arteta‘s team were held to a 2-2 draw.

Merson didn’t seem best pleased with the performance, despite his former side coming back from 2-0 down.

And he has urged Saka to find other ways to “make things happen” when he is “singled out” during games.

The ex-England midfielder told Sportskeeda: “Bukayo Saka [has] earned his reputation as one of the biggest matchwinners in the Premier League, so teams will start to highlight him.

“He’s got to come up with solutions, as Marc Cucurella marked him out of the game the other day.

“Saka will be singled out by opposition managers when it comes to their team talks and they might even double up on him, it’s up to him to find solutions to make things happen for his team.”

Arsenal face Sheffield United in the Premier League this weekend and Merson is convinced that it’ll be an easy win for the Gunners – only if they approach the match with the right attitude.

He added: “If Arsenal turn up with the right attitude, they’ll win this one easily.

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“If they come into the game and expect a foregone conclusion, they’ll struggle, but I doubt that’ll be the case as Mikel Arteta always make sure his players are switched on regardless of who they face.

“Sheffield have stayed in games and made it tight, but I don’t think they’ll be able to live with Arsenal’s movement.”

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