Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey was quick to praise teammate Gunner Bukayo Saka after another brilliant display in Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Watford.
Saka provided an assist for Martin Odegaard’s opening goal before scoring himself, winning the ball back before exchanging a quick brace with Lacazette and potting the ball into the roof of the net, leaving Ben Foster out of chance in the process.
Bukayo Saka now has 13 goal contributions this season, the most of any Under-21 player in the Premier League.
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It took the 20-year-old above team-mate Emile Smith Rowe in the goal contribution rankings, and means he now has 13 goal contributions this season, the most of any Under-21 player in the Premier League this season. season.
And midfielder Thomas Partey was quick to praise his winger after the win over the Hornets.
We all know what he’s doing. Partey told the media. “He is one of the best young players in the world right now.”
‘I think he’s doing a great job. I hope he stays with us for a long time and does what he can and tries to take this team far.”
And, speaking about the form of the Gunners, who are now in pole position for Champions League qualifying next campaign, the Ghanaian praised the mental toughness of those around him.
‘I think we are mentally strong. We want to go match after match and this is what we are doing. I hope we continue this way. We knew that coming here was not going to be easy. We try to give our best and try to control the game.”
‘In the end, we were able to score three goals. It’s hard here so we had to get by [the game] and give our best to get the three points. In the end that’s what we did.
Saka and Arsenal, intertwined futures?
Bukayo Saka is now comfortably among the best players in the Premier League, at the tender age of 20. His contract will have two years left in the summer, and there is an expectation that any renewal will depend on whether Arsenal can offer Champions League football next season.
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If they could do it, there seems to be no better place for Saka to continue to thrive. But, in case they don’t, and the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City call on him, it might be hard for him to resist.
Saka’s future and Arsenal’s Champions League hopes seem fundamentally intertwined.
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first division table
| # | Equipment | parliamentary | D | P |
| 1 | manchester city | 27 | 47 | 66 |
| two | Liverpool F.C. | 27 | 51 | 63 |
| 3 | chelsea football club | 26 | 35 | 53 |
| 4 | manchester united | 27 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 28 | eleven | Four. Five |
| 6 | FC Arsenal | 24 | eleven | Four. Five |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Southampton F.C. | 27 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | crystal Palace | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| eleven | Aston-Villa | 26 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | city of leicester | 25 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 27 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 26 | -sixteen | 28 |
| fifteen | Brentford FC | 28 | -fifteen | 27 |
| sixteen | Leeds United | 27 | -32 | 23 |
| 17 | Everton F.C. | 24 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley F.C. | 26 | -14 | twenty-one |
| 19 | Watford F.C. | 26 | -22 | 19 |
| twenty | norwich city | 27 | -42 | 17 |
| Player | Equipment | objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Muhammad | Liverpool F.C. | 19 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool F.C. | 12 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool F.C. | 12 |
| Son, Heungmin | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| Mahrez, Riyadh | manchester city | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | city of leicester | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | manchester city | 10 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | manchester united | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford F.C. | 9 |
| Ronaldo, Christian | manchester united | 9 |
| DeBruyne, Kevin | manchester city | 9 |
| Tony, Ivan | Brentford FC | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | FC Arsenal | 9 |
| raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Antony, Michael | West Ham United | 8 |
| Saka, Bukayo | FC Arsenal | 8 |
| Gallagher, Connor | crystal Palace | 8 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Player | Equipment | red cards | yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohamed | Southampton F.C. | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford F.C. | 0 | 7 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston-Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Brown Hill, Josh | Burnley F.C. | 0 | 8 |
| McCominay, Scott | manchester united | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | manchester united | 0 | 7 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | manchester united | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Connor | crystal Palace | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley F.C. | 0 | 7 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley F.C. | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Lucas | manchester united | 0 | 7 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston-Villa | 0 | 7 |
| Romeo, Oriol | Southampton F.C. | 0 | 7 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 7 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 7 |
| Williams, Brandon | norwich city | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Equipment | assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool F.C. | eleven |
| Salah, Muhammad | Liverpool F.C. | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | manchester united | 9 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool F.C. | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexander | FC Arsenal | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | manchester city | 7 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | manchester united | 6 |
| Antony, Michael | West Ham United | 6 |
| mount, mason | chelsea football club | 6 |
| James, Reese | chelsea football club | 6 |
| Barnes, Harvey | city of leicester | 6 |
| I cancel, Joao | manchester city | 6 |
| Son, Heungmin | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford F.C. | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | FC Arsenal | 5 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool F.C. | 5 |
| Kovacic, Matthew | chelsea football club | 5 |
| Olise, Miguel | crystal Palace | 5 |
| Femenia, Kiko | Watford F.C. | 5 |
