‘Bukayo Saka needs to toughen up’ says Steven Gerrard as Arsenal star wants more protection from referees
Steven Gerrard says Bukayo Saka ‘needs to toughen up’ as the Arsenal winger asked for more protection from referees after their 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Saka scored the winner, but came under a number of crunching challenges in the game which included one from Tyrone Mings that resulted in the Villa defender picking up a yellow card. Ad/> «I wasn't complaining to the ref but I just wanted to let him know that that's my game, running at players with pace, and sometimes I need a bit more protection when players are purposefully trying to kick me,» Saka in his post-match comments to BT Sport.
