There are various reasons why the players who play for Manchester City and Arsenal are often compared to each other.
The biggest factor is that both sides have been competing for the Premier League title since last season and as a result, fans and pundits alike engage in pitting top players against each other.
Also, the comparisons make for interesting discussions due to how similar the styles of play Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta have employed at their respective clubs.
With both players playing in similar systems, it makes for fair comparisons between each other.
Troy Deeney shares whether Jack Grealish or Bukayo Saka is better
When Troy Deeney was quizzed about whether Jack Grealish or Bukayo Saka was the superior player, he sided with the former.
“Jack man, Jack’s my guy man”, he told GOAL [via TikTok].
Perhaps many would be surprised by the retired striker’s choice, considering Saka is having yet another impressive campaign for Arsenal while Grealish has struggled for playing time at City.
The argument for Jack Grealish being better than the Arsenal superstar can be made
Perhaps Troy Deeney simply prefers Jack Grealish over Bukayo Saka as a player.
In our view, when comparing the English duo as out-and-out wingers, Saka may have the edge over Grealish.
But as an all-round player, the former Aston Villa captain could be deemed superior to the 22-year-old.
Unlike Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish is not a natural winger and is much more of an attacking midfielder; a position where he has always looked at his best, whether it be at Manchester City or Aston Villa.
Saka thrives when tasked to operate as a touchline winger while Grealish is the opposite, as he plays his best football when given the full freedom of the park to express himself.
When employed in a free role, the treble-winner is perhaps a better carrier of the ball and creator than the Gunners poster-boy.
At the end of the day, Jack Grealish and Bukayo Saka are very different players but an argument for the former being a superior player to the latter can be made and taking such aforementioned factors into consideration, Troy Deeney may well have reached such a conclusion.
