BUKAYO SAKA was accused of "behaving like a baby" for his ref rant against Bayern Munich.
Coming as it did from such a fiery Premier League legend as Paolo Di Canio, that jibe may be seen as ironic - but it was no less scathing for it.
The ex-West Ham hero didn't hold back - slating Saka's outburst after the Arsenal winger was denied the chance of a last-gasp penalty winner.
The England ace remonstrated wildly when Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg waved away his appeals.
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Fans were divided on whether Saka was in the right as he claimed Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer tripped him.
But the 22-year-old raced up to Nyberg to complain, even pointing to where on his leg he reckoned Neuer had taken him out.
Saka continued his antics seconds later as the final whistle sounded on Tuesday's 2-2 Champions League quarter-final draw.
And Arsenal assistant boss Albert Stuivenberg had to push the star away - with Saka flapping his arms around in annoyance.
Sky Italy quoted Di Canio as slamming both the penalty appeal AND in particular Saka's resulting protests.
The former Sunderland chief, 55, said of the spot-kick controversy: âHe moves blatantly the leg towards Neuer, itâs never a penalty."
And Di Canio put the boot in over Saka's reaction to not getting his way.
The ex-Juventus and AC Milan attacker insisted: "He didnât behave as an experienced player.
"He behaved liked a baby with no experience.â
Di Canio might simultaneously be considered the best and worst qualified pundit to judge such tantrums - given his own dodgy track record with match officials.
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Most infamously of all, the Italian was banned for 11 games in 1998 for pushing ref Paul Alcock over.
And fans on social media appeared to believe it was slightly cheeky of Di Canio to assess Saka in such a way.
One posted: "Says one of the biggest 'cry babies'".
Another simply put: "Coming from Di Canio..."
But a third fan said of the ex-Lazio forward's verdict: "Tough! But I agree 99%."
