Arsenal may have pulled Sir Alex Ferguson trick as Gary Neville gets Bukayo Saka prediction right

Gary Neville got his prediction spot on when it came to Arsenal this week, with Bukayo Saka pulling out of the England squad just days before a crucial Premier League decider against Manchester City.

Saka could well be Gareth Southgate's first-choice right winger at Euro 2024, but he's got plenty on his plate right now with huge Premier League and Champions League matches coming up for Arsenal before the summer.

On Thursday, it was revealed that Saka would return to Arsenal earlier than planned due to an injury, as per an official statement from England: «Bukayo Saka has left theThree Lions camp and returned to his club for continued rehabilitation on an injury he reported to St. George's Park with.»

This news comes just hours after an episode of The Overlap went live, where Neville talked about the unique situation surrounding March's international friendlies.

Neville pointed out that Sir Alex Ferguson, the iconic former United manager, often withdrew his top players leading up to the crucial end of the season. Currently, in the Premier League, one point separates Arsenal, City, and Liverpool with just ten games left.

Gary Neville shared his thoughts, saying: «I said it a couple of weeks ago, it would be interesting to see how many City, Arsenal and Liverpool players [are pulled out].

»Already [Kevin] De Bruyne is out. I think it's a really badly-placed international break, in the midst of a title run-in.

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«I'll make a prediction: either Declan [Rice], [Bukayo] Saka or [Phil] Foden will pull out of the second game, or they won't play.»

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