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'It's going to be good to play with him and not against him!': Bukayo Saka is relishing the chance to team up with 'top player' Jack Grealish for England... just days after he tore Arsenal apart with Aston Villa

Bukayo Saka has admitted he is relieved to be playing with rather than against Jack Grealish for England after the Aston Villa talisman tore Arsenal apart at the weekend.

Grealish was electric in Villa's 3-0 dismantling of Arsenal, and Saka praised the midfielder's performance in training this week ahead of games against Ireland, Belgium and Iceland.

'He's a top player,' he said. 'When I came here the first time he was the player who impressed me the most in training.

Bukayo Saka (left) has praised Jack Grealish's (right) performances in training for England
Grealish tore Arsenal apart in Aston Villa's 3-0 win on Sunday, with Saka scoring an own-goal

'Before we played against Villa at the weekend we analysed him and picked him out as one of their main threats and he showed it in the game.