Bukayo Saka has proven England teammate Jadon Sancho wrong after the winger joked last year that he needed to “humble” the Arsenal star. Saka has gone on to be a key player for Mikel Arteta this season, leading the charge towards a top-four push.
His most recent goal came against Sancho and United, with a calmly tucked away penalty to double his side’s lead. It was his second goal from the spot in as many games, banishing the demons of the summer, where he missed the crucial penalty that saw the Three Lions knocked out of the European Championship final as runners up.
Discussing how proud he was of the 20-year-old for taking the penalty, Arteta said: "I thought Gabi was going to take it, and when I saw that Bukayo was going to take it, honestly, the first thing I thought was back in the summer and what happened."
