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Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has been called out by Darren Bent for looking \u201cdesperate\u201d and \u201cgreedy\u201d in the Gunners 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Gunners deservedly beat the Bundesliga side 2-0 on Tuesday night as they overcame Leverkusen 3-1 on aggregate to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice scored the goals as Arsenal<\/strong> racked up 13 shots on target against the Germans to keep their hopes of an unprecedented Quadruple going.<\/p>\n It was a very positive night for Arsenal, who will face Sporting CP in the quarter-finals, but former Tottenham and England striker Bent called out Saka for doing some things he wasn\u2019t pleased with.<\/p>\n When asked about Saka\u2019s display, Bent said on talkSPORT<\/em>: \u201cIt\u2019s not so much poor, but it\u2019s just a little bit greedy and he\u2019s bordering on a little bit desperate in terms of some of the shots he shoots when he shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n \u201cHe should pass it a couple of times. But listen, last night was a little bit difficult for him because they were doubling up on him defensively.\u201d<\/p>\n READ: <\/span>Arsenal advance thanks to \u2018naive\u2019 and \u2018careless\u2019 moments as the Quadruple isn\u2019t for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n Eze scored an incredible goal to help Arsenal break the deadlock on 36 minutes against Leverkusen with Bent waxing lyrical about the summer signing from Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n Bent added: \u201cEze, this is one of those examples where I\u2019ve said to you before on a number of occasions, footballers need rhythm.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd regardless of how he\u2019s playing Eze, just keep planning.<\/p>\n \u201cKeep giving them the minutes and eventually things like this will happen because he\u2019s a special talent. And that goal there was, oh my goodness.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE ARSENAL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong> When asked in the aftermath of the win about Eze\u2019s display, Arteta replied: \u201cHe is playing I think every three days now, he has a rhythm, an understanding with his teammates as well, what we want, and especially his level of activity, with and without the ball \u2013 in the spaces that he moves and the purpose that he\u2019s showing every time he\u2019s in and around the box as well.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a reason why he\u2019s here \u2013 to create those kind of moments.<\/p>\n \u201cComparing the minutes he\u2019s playing now with his career, he\u2019s playing much more now than in any other season, so that tells you as well the consistency he\u2019s showing, he\u2019s always fit.<\/p>\n \u201cToday he had to come off \u2013 he has a lot of minutes in him, but he\u2019s handling the pressure of the situation and the expectation very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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