Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring towards Sporting CP. (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Pictures)
Bukayo Saka continued his unbelievable begin to the season with two extra assists within the first half of Arsenal’s London derby conflict with West Ham.
The Gunners raced right into a 4-0 lead inside 36 minutes on the London Stadium, with Gabriel, Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz doing the injury.
Gary Neville in awe of what Arsenal participant simply did towards West Ham!
However regardless of not getting on the scoresheet, it was Saka operating the present, offering the help for Gabriel and Trossard, whereas he additionally received the penalty for Odegaard to make it three.
West Ham fought again with two fast targets to make issues fascinating, however Saka then accomplished a shocking first-half show by netting a penalty of his personal to make it 5-2.
“It was not an amazing penalty – he will get there and may put it aside,” Sky Sports activities pundit Gary Neville stated of Saka’s penalty.
Nonetheless, the winger won’t care one bit after a shocking particular person show within the first half.
Bukayo Saka chasing down De Bruyne and Henry
Bukayo Saka pictured earlier than Arsenal’s Premier League match towards West Ham United. (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)
It now looks like an inevitability that Saka will break the Premier League document for assists in a single season.
Saka’s newest two take him to 10 for the season, which is at the very least 4 greater than some other participant and a complete reached in simply 11-and-a-half matches.
After this recreation, Arsenal have one other 25 matches to go earlier than the top of the present Premier League marketing campaign.
The present help document stands at 20, held by each Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry in 2019/20 and 2002/03, respectively.
With over 65% of the season nonetheless to go, Saka is already midway to equalling the document. Offered he can keep match, it’s certainly a formality that he’ll declare this piece of historical past.