Bukayo Saka has been crowned Arsenal Fans' Footballer of the Year after a stellar 2022 that has seen him evolve into one of the best players in Premier League.
Having suffered the brutal setback of missing the crucial penalty in the EURO 2020 final against Italy last year, Saka has roared back to have one the best individual calendar years seen at the Emirates Stadium in recent times. Perhaps his individual highlight was truly banishing the penalty demons of Wembley by stepping up to score a crucial spot kick at Stamford Bridge that kept Arsenal in the race for the top four.
"He learned so much and he matured so much, that’s why he’s having the season that he’s had," said Mikel Arteta after that game. "For him to have to the courage to say ‘I’m going to take it again’ because I’m sure it was in the back of his mind, for me it’s ‘chapeau’ even if he had missed it."
