Bukayo Saka scored twice throughout Arsenal’s win over Monaco and reached a shocking landmark within the course of.
The winger grabbed a brace in a 3-0 win for Arsenal on the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night time.
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After opening the scoring within the first half, Saka capitalised on a defensive error from the guests to double the Gunners’ lead after the interval.
He additionally performed a task in his facet’s third of the night as they strengthened their grip on a prime eight place within the league section.
Saka’s sq. ball was prodded in by Kai Havertz through a deflection of Thilo Kehrer.
The England worldwide’s targets additionally noticed him be a part of Mohamed Salah in an unique membership of Premier League gamers.
He turns into solely the second participant from the English prime flight to succeed in 20 purpose involvements this season.
Saka now has 9 targets and 11 assists to his identify to date this time period.
In the meantime, Salah has amassed 16 targets and 12 assists himself throughout all competitions.
It’s not the one eye-catching statistic Saka achieved towards Monaco, both.
Solely Harry Kane (18) and Vinicius Junior (16) have been concerned in additional Champions League targets than the 23-year-old because the begin of final season.
His two targets towards the Ligue 1 facet imply he now has eight targets and 5 assists because the Gunners’ return to the competitors.
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Arsenal’s newest win additionally takes them as much as third within the desk after six matches.
Barcelona and prime of the desk Liverpool are the one sides with extra factors than Mikel Arteta’s facet.
Simply two factors from their last two matches subsequent month will assure development to the knockout section.
Nonetheless, they continue to be only a level above the play-off berths forward of clashes with Dinamo Zagreb and Girona.