Bukayo Saka: Sweet Revenge!

Arsenal goalscorer Bukayo Saka, says he and his teammates were desperate to pay Man United back for inflicting on them the only defeat they have suffered so far this season.

Saka told Sky Sports in a live post match interview thus: “You can see how much it means to everyone. They’re the only team that have beaten us this season so we really wanted to beat them for the fans.

“We know how win this win is for us. It wasn’t easy and it definitely wasn’t our best start to the game but we showed a lot of character to come back and get the win.”

On scoring in three consecutive games v Man United: “Hello Freddie, hello Thierry – I’m happy. I was so close to get getting two but I’m just so happy I got that first one and it gave me confidence to keep shooting.”

On Arsenal’s best start to a Premier League season: “That’s really significant. It’s something we can be proud of but we have to stay humble. It’s only halfway through the season and things can change very quickly.

“But if we keep playing like we have then we’ll be in a good place at the end of the season, we just have to keep it up.”

On what is behind Arsenal’s success: “Firstly, the belief we have. Especially at the Emirates with our fans and how they support us. We went 1-0 down and they still support, they don’t know how much that helps us.

“The way the coach is setting us up, too, and the players the coach has brought it.”