Arsenal legend picks out Saka after horror show vs Wolves

Glenn Hoddle slammed Arsenal captain Bukayo Saka’s reaction to the disappointing Premier League draw with Wolves.

Arsenal blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Premier League basement boys Wolves, who had just nine points from 26 games before the game.

Saka, captaining the Gunners in the absence of the injured Martin Odegaard, fired Arsenal ahead inside five minutes with a glancing header from Declan Rice’s cross.

Despite not being anywhere near their best, Arsenal doubled their lead after half-time through Piero Hincapie and looked to be cruising towards another win.

Three points would have taken Arsenal seven clear of second-placed Manchester City but Wolves produced an unlikely comeback.

Hugo Bueno gave the relegation-doomed side hope with a superb strike on the hour mark before Tom Edozie’s injury-time strike earned Wolves just their 10th point of the season.

Saka faced up to the media after Arsenal’s desperately disappointing draw, admitting the Arsenal dressing room was ‘very flat’.

it’s very flat,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘I’m very disappointed with the result and especially how we played in the second half, it’s far from the level that we’ve set this season.

‘It’s time for us to reflect on the few performances and just fix the issues immediately so we can get back to winning games and going on a run and build momentum because we’ve lost that a bit right now.’

Asked whether he and his teammates were ‘feeling the pressure’ as Arsenal chase a first Premier League title in 22 years, Saka added: ‘No, I don’t think about all of that.

‘I just think we need to just get back to our level, just do the basics right. And we’ve got more than enough quality in this team to win games, especially the games where we’ve been dropping points recently.

‘We just need to fix that and that’s all our focus is right now.’

Arsenal legend Martin Keown said he ‘couldn’t disagree with anything’ Saka said during his post-match interview.

‘I can’t disagree with anything that he’s saying but what he’s also saying is they’re not giving up,’ Keown said on Premier League Productions.

‘I think he will be giving more in his next performances because they have to stand up.’