Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

The customer asked the bank manager if they were working on the following Saturday.

The customer said to the bank manager, “Are you working next Saturday?”

The correct option is: The customer said to the bank manager, "Are you working next Saturday?"

The other options are incorrect:

• The customer asked the bank manager, “Are they working on the previous Saturday?” This is incorrect because the customer is asking about the next Saturday, not the previous Saturday.
• The customer asks the bank manager, “If you were working on the following Saturday?” This is incorrect because the customer is asking a question about the present, not the past.
• The customer said to the bank manager, “Were they working on the previous Saturday?” This is incorrect because the customer is asking about the bank manager's work schedule, not their own.