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Jose Mourinho raves about Arsenal teen

New Roma boss Jose Mourinho has revealed he is a big fan of a certain Arsenal youngster who has impressed at the UEFA European Championship. 

Midfielder Bukayo Saka was given an unexpected start in England's final Group D game against Czech Republic on Tuesday night, and put in a Man of the Match display as the Three Lions beat their opposition 1-0 courtesy of a Raheem Sterling header. 

The 19-year-old's performance saw him gain many plaudits afterwards, including from Mourinho.

"It's not about young or old. It's about quality, talent, personality and experience," the Portuguese tactician told talkSPORT. "The guy is young, but has experience at big club and the best league in the world.

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"I believe he is very talented, very confident, he can play in many positions. Of course, people speak about [Jadon] Sancho and [Marcus] Rashford, there are so many good players. 

"But I truly believe in Saka because I think he's a very good boy." 

England boss Gareth Southgate was also full of praise for the Gunners teenager. 

"His ability to receive under pressure was really important to get us through the thirds of the pitch," he said, according to talkSPORT.

"We played him in the position we did, partly because of his work off the ball is so good. His angles of approach are good. I know his club have worked a lot with him on that. 

"His ability to go inside and outside, because he's equally comfortable on either foot, I thought it was a really promising performance from him."  

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