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Arsenal made it to next round of the Uefa Europa League after they defeated Benfica on Thursday in Greece.

However, in a post-match statement, former Arsenal star, Cesc Fabregas has singled out one player for his impressive form during the game vs. Benfica.

According to Fabregas Bukayo Saka was outstanding in the game as he described him as a game-changer.

Fabregas, who was  at Emirate Stadium for almost a decade in his statement hailed Saka.

Arsenal were able to qualify following a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and a strike from Kieran Tierney as the game ended on 4-3 aggregate.

Recall that the two teams had played a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their meeting last week.

Reacting, Fabregas wrote on Twitter: “Saka is such a good player.

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Such a maturity and intelligence for his age. Game changer.”

In another report, Aubameyang in his statement stressed that Mikel Arteta’s side played with a lot of character to come from behind to beat the Portuguese side.

The Gabonese striker said after the game: “Everyone is happy tonight.

“The team showed a lot of character, and we deserved the win.”

Apart from Arsenal, Man Utd is another premier league club that made it to the next round in the UEL.

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