Anton Ferdinand aims bizarre dig at Bukayo Saka after Kobbie Mainoo comparison | Football [Video]

Anton Ferdinand has claimed Arsenal star Bukayo Saka was not reaching the same heights of Kobbie Mainoo after breaking into the Gunners side at the same age.

The Manchester United midfielder has enjoyed a meteoric rise since making his senior debut last November, becoming a key player under Erik ten Hag.

He was rewarded with an England call-up last week, making his debut off the bench against Brazil on Saturday before starting and winning the man of the match award against Belgium on Tuesday.

Mainoo is now being tipped to secure a place in Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad having emerged as one of the country’s brightest young talents.

Former Premier League defender Ferdinand hailed Mainoo as a ‘generational talent’ during the latest episode of The Take On, insisting no other player has accomplished what he has ‘in a long, long time’.

Ferdinand included Saka in that argument, questioning what the Gunners star had …