Arsenal's Saka Sets Premier League Record Man Utd's Mason Greenwood Will Never Break

Published: October 01, 2019

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka became the youngest player to ever start a Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at 18 years and 25 days old on Monday night as the league giants settled for a 1-1 draw at the Old Trafford.

This new record set by the Hale End Academy product will never be broken by Manchester United's own super kid Mason Greenwood as he will be aged18 years and 3 months when the reverse Premier League fixture is played at the Emirates Stadium on New Year's Day.

Greenwood played the last 16 minutes of United's 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Monday evening after coming off the bench to replace Andreas Pereira.

Saka had a spectacular performance and assisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal in the 58th minute albeit he was substituted off by Joe Willock in the 80th minute.

Such performance for such a youngster was duly appreciated by former player and captain Cesc Fabregas as well as fans of the north London side on different social media platforms.

Saka earned his place in the Arsenal starting line-up following his two assists and a goal in the 3-0 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt on match day 1 of the UEFA Europa League last week Thursday.

Saka also played a part in the 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup. He has played a total of 125 minutes in the Premier League so far this season.

The result on Monday moves Arsenal up to fourth with 12 points while United are in 10th place.

Izuchukwu Okosi

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