Latest Arsenal News: Bukayo Saka sends major Premier League title warning to Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester city.
Bukayo Saka sent a clear Premier League title message to north London rivals Tottenham.
Bukayo Saka has sent a major Premier League title warning to Tottenham after Arsenal’s dominant win over Sheffield United.
Mikel Arteta opted to start Emile Smith Rowe and Jakub Kiwior ahead of Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Magalhaes, with the surprise double substitution paying off as the Gunners cruised to a 5-0 victory.
Eddie Nketiah scored a superb hat-trick on 58 minutes, with late goals from Fabio Vieira and Takehiro Tomiyasu adding sparkle to a brilliant team performance.
Asked about winning the physical battle, Arteta said: “It shows the mentality and determination that the team wants to have and how much they have to respect every game and every ball, because the influence that every ball has going on road must be practiced. throughout a game. » game.
“And they took the match very seriously because I really alarmed them on Thursday because of the context and the differences in the match that we have to play today, with the last match between Man City, Chelsea and Sevilla and I am really happy with how they approached it.
The day before Arsenal claimed three more points, their north London rivals Tottenham increased their lead at the top with victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Manchester City and Liverpool also kept pace with the Championship leaders after recording 3-0 wins over Manchester United and Nottingham Forest respectively.
After the match, Saka spoke about the Gunners’ five-star performance after captaining Arsenal in Odegaard’s absence and sending a clear warning to their title rivals. Saka said, according to The Sun: “There is another level we need to reach and we are pushing.
“Saturday’s five goals show we are getting closer. This is the first time this season that we have scored five goals, so we are really proud and happy.
Ahead of the big clash against Newcastle this Saturday, Arsenal will travel to the London Stadium for the Carabao Cup clash against West Ham.
Given his recent injury problems, combined with his absence from the 1-0 win over Brentford in the previous round, a period of rest is expected for Saka, with Reiss Nelson among those pushing for a start, but Arteta has been coy on whether or not it would become a major team. changes.
