Bukayo Saka turned the youngest Arsenal participant to attain 50 Premier League objectives when he returned from a hamstring damage in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool, however the winger was dissatisfied to drop two factors after being on the verge of a vital win.
Saka, who was injured throughout England’s loss to Greece earlier this month, scored early to change into the league’s seventh youngest participant to succeed in 50 objectives at 23 years and 52 days, eight days older than when England’s prime scorer Harry Kane netted his fiftieth Premier League objective.
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler stays the youngest to succeed in the milestone at 20 years and 252 days, forward of fellow strikers Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku, with Cristiano Ronaldo the fifth youngest.
“I hate to overlook video games, so I used to be buzzing to be again. I had this recreation in thoughts to return again for and I used to be feeling good on the market, and I used to be blissful to get an early objective,” Saka instructed Arsenal’s official web site.
“We’re dissatisfied. I really feel like we did not present our greatest selves for 90 minutes and it price us in the long run. We imagine we should always have received it.”
Mikel Arteta additionally praised Saka’s consistency as one of many positives within the match that noticed key gamers Gabriel Magalhães and Jurriën Timber depart the sector with accidents.
“After a couple of weeks off, the way in which he performed and competed was distinctive. I believe we had some huge, huge particular person performances within the crew,” Arteta stated.
Third-placed Arsenal, who misplaced at Bournemouth final weekend, now path leaders Manchester Metropolis by 5 factors. Arsenal proceed their league marketing campaign at Newcastle United on Saturday.
