Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has sung the praises of Bukayo Saka after victory over West Brom.

Arteta moved Saka back into a defensive role for the win.

The manager explained, "He's a kid who has the intelligence to understand different positions. Today we asked him to play [left back] because of how West Brom set up, and we believed that we could exploit his qualities there.

"He still has things to learn obviously defensively because it's been a while since he played in that position, but I think he had the right approach to it. That's the first and most important thing. And then his quality defines a lot of moments."

Asked if Saka should've played at left-back for their Europa League semifinal defeat to Villarreal, Arteta also said: "No. I regret that Granit (Xhaka) could not start. That was my biggest regret because everything that we prepared, it was with him in that position."