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Bukayo Saka is on course to have yet another special season at Arsenal.

The England international has already scored three goals and provided seven assists in ten appearances so far this term – helping Arsenal sit third in the Premier League and also secure four points in the UEFA Champions League.

Saka – who Alan Shearer called “phenomenal” – even equalled a Premier League record set by Thierry Henry, when notching an assist in each of Arsenal’s first five league games so far this season.

When discussing the Arsenal No.7’s excellent start to the 2024/25 campaign, Ben Foster shared something Bukayo Saka does during matches which is “disgusting” to witness.

Ben Foster says Bukayo Saka crosses are “absolutely disgusting”

As is common nowadays, traditionally negative words such as “sick” and “filth” have been flipped into positive adjectives.

Foster has followed suit in using the word “disgusting” to describe those devilish in-swinging crosses Saka has made a habit of delivering.

Speaking on his YouTube channel – The Cycling GK – Foster said: “When you have got Saka on that right wing and he cuts inside, as soon as he cuts inside, right, a quick message for any opposition playing against Arsenal, alright, do not let Bukayo Saka cut inside. Don’t.

“What he is world class at, when he cuts inside is that whipped shot/cross. When he whips it into that back post area and it’s a cross that about five people could head it, including their defenders, and the goalkeeper can’t come for it because he has to wait, and then somebody at the back post, Martinelli, for example, at the weekend, goes and just puts it in.

“They are impossible to defend against. It’s asking for an own goal and it’s asking for a tap in. The goalie is just caught in the middle of it going, oh, this is just disgusting. It is absolutely disgusting.”

Foster, who Kai Havertz annoys, speaks from experience, having played two games against Saka in the past, one of which saw the Londoner score and assist in a 3-2 win over Watford during the 2021/22 campaign.

Bukayo Saka not just a one-trick pony at Arsenal

While the in-swinging cross is becoming something of a trademark for Saka, who was recently kicked by Conor McGregor, he has more strings to his bow than just this deadly delivery.

The 23-year-old has also scored 12 goals in his career using his right foot, often dropping the shoulder before smashing a shot high into the near post.

This makes Saka an incredibly tough opponent to read – Mikel Arteta must absolutely love having the Hale End graduate out on the right flank, to say the least.

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