Source: TheGuardian
Gareth Southgate praises ‘elite’ Saka after hat-trick sinks North Macedonia
• Arsenal forward stars in 7-0 thrashing in Euro 2024 qualifier• Southgate says Saka ‘is exceptional to work with’ Gareth Southgate praised “elite” Bukayo Saka after he scored the first hat-trick of his senior career despite suffering from a sore achilles as England beat North Macedonia 7-0 to make it a maximum 12 points from the opening four games of their Euro 2024 qualification campaign.Saka, 21, became the youngest England men’s player to score three since Theo Walcott, who was 19 when doing so versus Croatia in 2008. The Group C victory was the highest home win since England’s defeat of Montenegro by the same score in November 2019. Continue reading......read full article
