Former Premier League midfielder says two young stars are levels above Arsenal's Bukayo Saka

Bukayo Saka netted his first Champions League goal of the season in Arsenal's 2-0 win over PSG in midweek, as he put in another impressive performance for the North London side. 

The England man was given the added responsibility of wearing the captain's armband again, a further example of his standing at the club. 

As good as the forward is, though, Jamie O'Hara claims Saka still isn't in the same league as two of the game's brightest young stars. 

Talking to Grosvenor Sports, the former Tottenham midfielder singled out Cole Palmer and Lamine Yamal as being levels above the Gunners favourite. 

O'Hara said: “Bukayo Saka isn't world-class,” he said. “He’s a great player in a very good team, but I look at guys like Cole Palmer and Lamine Yamal, who, in my opinion, are world-class players. They're a level above Saka – it's as simple as that.

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“Yamal looks set to be the star man at Barcelona for the coming years and you know they’ll win trophies with him; so I’d have him over Saka for starters. Palmer also looks like the best player in the Premier League, which means you can argue that he is the best player in the world.

“I might be getting carried away there, but Palmer looks like he can do anything on a football pitch, nothing fazes him at all. As I said, Saka is a great player, but Palmer is another level.”

Saka and Arsenal return to Premier League action on Saturday as the Gunners host Southampton. 

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