Unai Emery has dismissed suggestions from Bukayo Saka that he is struggling with a language barrier at Arsenal.
Earlier this month, Saka admitted that he seeks out Freddie Ljungberg, who was promoted to Arsenal’s first-team coaching staff this summer, as he unable to understand what Emery is saying.
‘Sometimes when I don’t understand, when the coach is trying to communicate with me, I have a better communication with Freddie sometimes, he speaks better English,’ said Saka, who scored his first senior goal in the 3-0 Europa League win over Eintracht Frankfurt two weeks ago.
But when asked if communication is a problem at Arsenal, Emery replied: ‘I think no.
‘I have conversations particularly with Bukayo and Freddie does the same with individual players, not only with Saka.
‘Also I spoke to Saka alone in my office and prepared sometimes some videos [for him]. I have also done videos with English players, Spanish players, German players, French players.
‘Last year on my first day I spoke to them [the players] very bad, worse than today.
‘But I have [continued to speak] English and now I think better.
‘My English is, from one to 10, maybe a six. But at six I think the players can understand me. But if not, some help is good.’
