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Rio Ferdinand reveals he'd rather face Riyad Mahrez over Bukayo Saka as the Arsenal star is always 'a threat' with his 'pace'... while Man City's winger likes to 'take little breathers in games'

Arsenal and Manchester City are leading the way in the Premier League, will meet in the FA Cup fourth-round and have two of the best right wingers in Bukayo Saka and Riyad Mahrez. However, for one Premier League legend there is one clear standout player out of the two.

Saka and Mahrez are both in goalscoring form - with the former having scored twice in his four games for Arsenal since the World Cup and the latter netting five times in three matches for City post-Qatar.

The in-form pair pose issues for defences on a weekly basis, but for Rio Ferdinand the threat of Saka is far more problematic.