Bukayo Saka branded a cheat who 'dives all over the place' by Liverpool legend

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka (Picture: Getty)

Graeme Souness has launched a savage attack on Bukayo Saka and accused the Arsenal talisman of being ‘a cheat’ who ‘dives all over place’.

The Liverpool legend took the England international to task in the wake of Sunday’s win over Nottingham Forest during which Neco Williams received a caution for bringing down his opponent, despite having made minimal contact.

Saka regularly features among the lists of the Premier League’s most-fouled players, but Souness believes he is guilty of overreacting, while his teammates failed to escape the 73-year-old’s ire and stood accused of applying pressure and attempting to influence match officials.

Souness dug into the winger on Piers Morgan’s Football Uncensored show, leaving his host outraged.

‘Your man Saka dives all over the place. I don’t want to hear about him. The minute he looks like losing possession, he’s down,’ he said.

‘He simulates a foul. Anyone who simulates a foul in my book would be a cheat.

‘He dives when he should be staying on his feet. He’s not alone. So Saka gets tackled, he screams as he’s going down.

Bukayo Saka holds his ankle of getting tackled (Credits: REUTERS)

‘The referee thinks there’s nothing in that but wait a minute, he’s stayed down. And then worse than that, everyone in the immediate area – all Arsenal players – put their hands up and scream foul.