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Arsenal beat Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, and, once again, it was the Bukayo Saka show at the Emirates.

A goal and two assists on the day earned Saka the man of the match award, while the Englishman extended his lead at the top of the Premier League assist charts, taking his tally to seven for the season.

These types of performances have become commonplace for the Arsenal star in recent times, and speaking on the Gab and Juls Show, Don Hutchison has been full of praise for the winger.

Hutchison noted how he believes Saka is genuinely a flawless player, praising him for adding a new dynamic to his game recently.

Don Hutchison praises Bukayo Saka after Arsenal win

The pundit shared his verdict on Saka and his incredible showing against Southampton.

“It’s Saka, he’s the man isn’t he? There is not one flaw in his game, there’s no flaw in his game. He’s durable, he gets stuck in, he limps off with five minutes to go in a game, but he’s fit for the next one,” Hutchison said.

“What he has now which is really impressive for a young player, he’s started to go on the outside, instead of cutting inside all of the time, he goes to chop on his right foot, and now defenders are thinking which way will he go.”

How can Bukayo Saka improve at Arsenal?

Hutchison says that Bukayo Saka is a flawless player, and while he is a brilliant talent, the stats would suggest otherwise. Saka’s finishing isn’t quite at the level it perhaps should be this season.

Yes, the winger scored against Southampton at the weekend, but that was only his second goal of the season, and Saka is Arsenal’s second-most wasteful player in terms of big chances missed.

Saka has missed three big chances already this season, and while that doesn’t sound like a scarily big number, after just seven games, that’s almost one every other match.

Those fine margins are often the difference between winning the league and finishing second.

There’s been a lot of debate about whether Saka is a world-class player, and while many pundits are split on that argument, if the England star can sharpen up his finishing, he can put that debate to bed once and for all.

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