sport news Rio Ferdinand suggests Bukayo Saka 'SCARED' Luke Shaw during Arsenal victory trends now Rio Ferdinand suggests Bukayo Saka 'SCARED' Luke Shaw during the Arsenal man's dazzling display in victory over Man United - and berates winger Antony, who he claims 'can't beat anyone' Saka caused England colleague Shaw plenty of issues in the game on Sunday He scored Arsenal's second goal as he impressed once again on the right Antony was substituted after another poor performance in a United shirt By Lewis Browning For Mailonline Published: 00:09 GMT, 23 January 2023 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, 23 January 2023 Viewcomments Rio Ferdinand has suggested Luke Shaw was 'scared' of Bukayo Saka in Arsenal's win over Manchester United on Sunday. Saka scored Arsenal's second goal of their 3-2 victory to put his side ahead at the Emirates, and gave his England colleague a tough time on the day with his impressive dribbling and direct running. Ferdinand, speaking on his FIVE show, suggested Saka had Shaw's 'number' on the day, branding the winger his young player of the year so far. Rio Ferdinand has suggested Luke Shaw (left) was 'scared' of Bukayo Sake (right) on Sunday Saka scored Arsenal's second goal and was in fine form for Arsenal against Manchester United Ferdinand was speaking on his FIVE show after his former side fell to a 3-2 defeat at the Emirates ‘I think Saka, my young player of the year, had Shaw scared', he said. 'That’s the first time I’ve seen Shaw look like, “Oh, this guy has got my number". ‘He gave him far too much space a lot of the time, allowed him to run and get into the box before engaging with him because he didn’t want to get beat. 'He thought if he tried to face him up he’d just shift it round him. But Shaw’s been magnificent for United up to this point.’ Saka made life difficult for England colleague Shaw throughout the afternoon in the capital United had their joy with their own wingers, with Marcus Rashford firing in the opener in another impressive display. Antony, however, again struggled on the other side, and was substituted after failing to make an impact. Ferdinand appeared to lose patience with the Brazilian, claiming he 'can't beat anyone' on the ball, as the 22-year-old continued to search for form. ‘He just doesn’t beat anyone and I’m sitting there thinking, “Was that always the way?”' Ferdinand said. ‘I’ve seen clips of him when he was at Ajax and he was somebody who used to beat people. Ferdinand also slammed United winger Antony, who he claimed 'can't beat anyone' ‘I saw Thomas Partey, who I wouldn’t put down as a sprinter, absolutely burst past him, and I’m thinking, “Woah, he (Antony) hasn’t got much power in them legs!” ‘He’s a tricky winger, but with tricky wingers you want them to still be able to beat the defender.' Though they netted twice in the game, United manager Erik ten Hag berated his side's defending, claiming they have to 'change their mentality' if they want to win trophies. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility