Saka struggling? He’s more of a threat than ever

Mikel Arteta challenged Bukayo Saka to start scoring "two or three goals per game" before Arsenal's meeting with Lille. The winger clearly was listening. He only needed six minutes to find the net. And that was after providing an assist with his first touch.

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The Arsenal boss was asked if his comments had served as motivation. "If that's the case, I'm very happy and I welcome it," he said with a smile, before revealing he had joked to Saka about "killing him" in his press conference before Tuesday's game.

Arteta was acknowledging that he had set Saka a borderline impossible target but the 25-year-old's game-changing appearance from the bench showed he is at least willing to have a crack at it.

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Source: Sky Sports