Bukayo Saka's goal against Manchester United on Sunday moved him into second place in the Premier League against the big six clubs before the age of 22. The England forward has 13 goal contributions, while Romelu Lukaku, who currently leads the top 15 list, has 14 goal contributions against the big six clubs before the age of 22.
Apart from Romelu Lukaku and Bukayo Saka, other players who scored 10 or more goals against the big six before the age of 22 include Dele Alli and Phil Foden. Alli's career has taken a downturn as his current club wishes to terminate his contract, whereas Foden is currently doing well at Manchester City.
Marcus Rashford, who scored against Arsenal on Sunday, is fifth on the list with 9 goals. Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, Emile Smith-Rowe, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jacob Ramsey, Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus are among the other players in the top 15. Before the age of 22, these players scored 5 to 8 goals against the big six clubs.
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Al Nassr manager explains why Cristiano Ronaldo struggled on debut
Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia has claimed his team tried too hard to get Cristiano Ronaldo into the Saudi side's debut.
Ronaldo made his much-anticipated debut for Al Nasr in Sunday's 1-0 win over Etifaq after being suspended in England for slapping a phone out of the hands of an Everton fan. Couldn't find a goal.
The 37-year-old received the match's captain's armband, but spent most of the 90 minutes on the sidelines, with Garcia admitting his team needs to figure out how to play alongside Ronaldo.
"It's very important that the players play like they always do and don't try to give Cristiano the ball all the time," the coach told reporters. "I told them they have to make the right decisions on the pitch," he said. Of course, if Cristiano or Talisca were alone and asked for the ball, they would have to hand it over. This he two players can make the difference.
"Sometimes tonight we were in a good position to cross, but sometimes we didn't have enough people in the box. Sometimes we didn't have Ronaldo and Talisca. One of them was in the box, We need to work on that so that one more person can play outside the box."
Nonetheless, Garcia assured Ronaldo would make a quick recovery, even claiming it was the first time in months that the Portuguese striker played with a smile on his face in Sunday's game.
"Everybody knows Cristiano. He won the Ballon d'Or five times," Garcia continued. “He is one of the greatest players in football history.
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