Watch Saka make Ederson look like a ‘mug’ as Man City keeper’s sneaky mindgames backfire in Arsenal clash
BUKAYO SAKA made Ederson look like a “mug” in a penalty showdown during Arsenal’s clash with Man City.
Fans were delighted as the Arsenal star stepped up for a spot-kick against Man City’s world-class goalie three minutes before half-time in tonight’s crunch’s league game.
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Ederson attempted to play mind-games with Saka by pointing to the right side of his goal.
But the England star paid no mind to the antics despite Arsenal trailing at home to Kevin de Bruyne’s opener.
Saka took a breath and ran up before hitting the penalty… in the direction Ederson had been pointing.
But bizarrely, the Brazilian keeper decided to dive in the other direction, allowing Arsenal to level the score at 1-1 following De Bruyne’s deadlock breaker.
And footy fans were loving Saka’s decision to go the way Ederson had been pointing.
One said: “How big a mug did Saka make Ederson there.”
Another declared: “Ederson spent five minutes telling Saka where to score.”
One laughed: “Ederson tried to call his bluff but Saka had his number.”
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Another added: “Ederson tried mind games but Saka got the best of him.”
It was certainly a timely equaliser for Arsenal, who lead Man City in this season’s title race.
The visitors took a 24th minute lead through De Bruyne after he pounced on a mistake from Takehiro Tomiyasu to chip over Aaron Ramsey.
But Saka made no mistakes when he stepped up to the spot in the 42nd minute.
