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Lots of Arsenal fans took to Twitter to react after they discovered that Bukayo Saka would be making his first Premier League start against Aston Villa, but their excitement was unfulfilled at the end of the day.
The 18-year-old put in a phenomenal performance in the Europa League during the week, scoring a brilliant long-range effort while also grabbing two assists in a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
As a result, the teenager was handed a first ever Premier League start by Unai Emery, a decision that had plenty of Arsenal fans on Twitter talking.
One fan said that Emery’s decision will “lift the crowd” and also show the academy players that there is a pathway into the first-team, while another simply said that Saka fully deserves his opportunity.
However, the youngster was subbed off in the 77th-minute having had no shots on target, and completing just one dribble and one key pass – of course, you can let him off given the circumstances, but the Arsenal fans’ excitement on Twitter was not fulfilled to say the least.
Let’s take a look at some of their pre-match comments…
