- Arteta compared Saka to Messi
- English winger starred in Gunners' win
- Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0
AFPBukayo Saka compared to Lionel Messi as Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gives highest praise to Gunners star after Wolves victory on Premier League opening day

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✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

EE
✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
WHAT HAPPENED?
After missing out on the Premier League title by a whisker in the last seasons, Arsenal began their journey in the 2024-25 campaign with a comfortable win over Wolves on Saturday. Saka starred for the Gunners as after setting up a perfect cross for Kai Havertz's opening goal, the England international fired one himself to seal three points for his side.
Getty Images SportTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Gunners boss Arteta was left in awe of Saka as he compared the youngster's ability to dribble with that of Barcelona and Argentina legend Messi. He also confessed that he considered dropping Saka from the starting lineup due to his short pre-season.
WHAT MIKEL ARTETA SAID
Speaking to reporters after the game, Arteta said, "With good players, it's like that, with Messi I know he's gonna come here and put the ball there. But he does it all the time. You can't stop him. That's the quality of the player."
He added, "You have to really understand where they are, what they need, to give them some space and let them breathe. They went through a lot and those kids have played a lot of football in the last two years.
"But when you see that willingness, that energy to say 'I'm really, really happy to be back' and you see that’s genuine, it's a good sign. I'm not surprised. That's their mentality. Straight after the [final], they said 'I'm going to be ready for the first game'".
Getty Images SportWHAT NEXT FOR ARSENAL?
The North London club will be back in action on August 24 as they take on Unai Emery's Aston Villa in their first away match of the new season.
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