Saka is proof that there is light at the end of the talent tunnel for Arsenal

full-back and in midfield, as well as up front. “The finish of a top-class striker there.”

The way he hooked in Kieran Tierney’s deflected cross was, indeed, top class.

Apart from that slick piece of work, Saka was fairly quiet, but his moment of inspiration stood out in an Arsenal display that was functional – functional in a good way, that is.

After Mason Greenwood, a month younger than Saka, had inspired Manchester United in their five-goal cruise, the Arsenal youngster’s strike – the first Premier League goal of his career – was another pointer to just how promising the depth of young English talent is.

Naturally, Saka is still raw, very raw, and a full understanding of his defensive responsibilities is probably some way off, hence his replacement just over a quarter of an hour before the final whistle.

And, occasionally, he was too easily bumped aside, albeit by a muscular Wolves team.

But he is a serious talent, and Arsenal do not have a wealth of those. This, though, was an important win and one chiselled out by a dogged defensive performance.

Wolves, conceding a Premier League goal for the first time in almost 450 minutes, had a dominant spell after the interval.

But Adama Traore wasted their best chance to equalise and keeper Emiliano Martinez, the deputy for Bernd Leno, made a couple of decent saves.

Eventually, Wolves’ frustration bubbled into indiscipline, the concession of a number of free-kicks disrupting any rhythm and their fate was sealed by Alexandre Lacazette after sterling work from substitute Joe Willock.

Willock and Eddie Nketiah have a couple of years start on Saka, and could yet prove to be crucial to Arsenal’s future under Mikel Arteta.

But when Saka (right) put pen to paper a couple of days ago, it was one of the more significant contract signings of recent Arsenal times.

Here was the proof.

‘Is there a position @bukayosaka87 can’t play.’ said Lineker on Twitter