VIDEO: Rio Ferdinand savaged for 'Bukayo Saka is not world-class' claim as Arsenal fans torment Man Utd legend after spotting him on flight to Porto for Champions League tie

A week ago, the Manchester United legend and pundit claimed that he does not consider Arsenal star Saka to be a world-class player as he is yet to prove his worth in the Champions League.

On Tuesday, Ferdinand boarded a flight to Portugal as he was on his way to cover Arsenal's Champions League round of 16 fixture against FC Porto for TNT Sports. A group of Arsenal fans were on the same flight and upon spotting the former defender on board, they started mocking him with chants of: “Saka’s world-class.”

The former England international received the chants quite sportingly as he responded to the fans via the flight interphone system. He cheekily replied: "I just wanna say, it's an absolute pleasure to travel with you Arsenal fans. I must say Saka is a fantastic player, just not world-class yet. He will be one day but just not yet."

The 22-year-old Gunners winger is in red-hot form having recorded six goals in his last four Premier League games, including braces in comprehensive wins over West Ham and Burnley in the last two game weeks. Overall, Saka has netted 15 times in 32 matches across all competitions this season and has provided 13 assists.

After facing Porto in the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League tie, Mikel Arteta's side will next take on Newcastle United in a crucial Premier League encounter on Saturday.