Bukayo Saka started his first Premier League game in two months as Arsenal played out a goalless, drab affair with Everton on Saturday afternoon.The youngster showed his versatility yet again, tucking in at left back and was hardly found wanting in the defensive role, even though he had to play for long on a yellow.New Gunners manager Mikel Arteta must have been impressed with what he saw from the Nigerian, but he will not be alone as fans noted how brilliantly he performed in his new position.Below are some of the tweets from the viewers thus,@SamW_AFC: I actually think Saka might well become a left back eventually. Great test for him today.@HarleyHargeland: Why are we playing Saka at left back? WTF!!!!!@ltarsenal: One player that definitely deserves credit this half is Saka. For someone who is 18 and a winger, playing left back in a back 4 is very hard. So far he has done well in key moments.@chiefdouzi: Best defensive performance of the season from a team full of teenagers. Chambers, Xhaka, Torreira were excellent. Saka was unbelievable at left back. Gutted we couldn't attack more but that's why we've brought in Mikel....
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