Saka scored in normal time and also in the shootout, so banishing the memories of his miss in the final of Euro 2020.
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"I think for me it’s something I embrace,” the 22-year-old said afterwards.
“You can fail once but you have a choice whether you put yourself in that position again or not. I’m a guy who is going to put myself in that position. I believed in myself.
“When I saw the ball hit the net, I was a very happy man. I’m not going to be focusing on the past. That’s done. I can only focus on now and taking a penalty.
“Of course I know there’s a lot of nervous people watching, my family included and in the crowd. But I kept my cool and I scored.”