Former England defender says “it was magical” to see convert his penalty in the quarter-final shootout against after Euro 2020.
Coady was part of the Three Lions squad that lost in the final to when Saka missed was one of the platers to miss his penalty.
“We all know that Bukayo Saka is a special player,” Coady told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily at the Euros podcast. “To have him playing for our country is fantastic, but you have to be a special human being and strong personally to get through what he did after Euro 2020.
“What he received [racist abuse] was embarrassing and horrendous, so to see him step up and put away a penalty like that was magical.
“He has not just stepped up for because he steps up for every week. If they have a penalty then he takes the ball, puts it down and hits the back of the net.
“He has learned to take them better and you have to be a special human being to do that.”