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Unai Emery Praises Bukayo Saka After Arsenal Beat Qarabag in Europa League

Bukayo Saka played "with a very big personality" in his first Arsenal start against Qarabag on Thursday, according to head coach Unai Emery.

The 17-year-old winger played 90 minutes at the Emirates Stadium alongside fellow youngsters Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock, and they received praise from Emery after the 1-0 victory, per Mattias Karen of ESPN FC:

"They show us in every match positive things. And today Saka also, he played with a good performance with a very big personality. We were speaking at half-time, they were trying one-on-ones against the opposition.