Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown lauded winger Marquinhos on his performance in Europa League

The Gunners dominated their first continental game of the season in style, beating FC Zurich 2-1 away in the Europa League group stage. While Mikel Arteta's complete squad generally impressed, Keown praised Marquinhos, who just joined the north London outfit in the summer.

The youngster played brilliantly for Arsenal, guiding Arteta's men with a goal and an assist to snatch all three points.

He made four key passes, delivered three accurate crosses and also made two interceptions.

Keown spoke admirably about the 19-year-old, telling BT Sport (via TBR):

“Some great performances on show, Marquinhos, he looks like a take-two of Saka, doesn’t he. Left-footed player, plays on that right wing. One assist, one goal, really, that’s a real plus for the manager because he can look upon him now and say, ‘okay, we can bring you in if we need him'."

He added:

“He’s got a huge future ahead of him. He looked like a Gnabry-type player, short, stocky, really explosive pace. And he was very classy.”

The young winger was the clear star of the game as he scored the opening goal before providing an assist to Edward Nketiah for the winning goal.

Marquinhos will hope he can continue to impress for Arsenal, with the club's legends taking notice of the youngster and hailing his performances.