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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Bukayo Saka defines key Arsenal role as Mikel Arteta avoids £57m double transfer dilemma

If there was any doubt as to who Arsenal's first-choice penalty taker is, the incident against Manchester City has removed it once and for all.

During the final eight games of last season, when the Gunners were awarded spot-kicks against Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton, it was Bukayo Saka (2) and Gabriel Martinelli who stepped up - in the absence of Alexandre Lacazette - and their success rate was 100%.

Although, with Arsenal splashing out a total of £57million in successive transfer windows this season to sign Gabriel Jesus (£45m) and Jorginho (£12m) from Man City and Chelsea respectively, all of a sudden the aforementioned pair, Saka in particular, were faced with a fresh challenge for penalty duty.

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