Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo was his favourite player growing up.

Saka has lit up the Premier League with the Gunners so far this season, pushing them to top spot before the World Cup break.

He continued his form at international level, scoring twice as England defeated Iran 6-2 in their first group stage game of the World Cup.

"Growing up, my favourite player was Cristiano Ronaldo," he wrote in an article for England's official website.

"Everyone used to do the same stance as him and the same celebrations, of course, it's difficult to model yourself on him because he's one of the best to ever play football and with his stature and the way he can score headers.

“He can do a lot of stuff that is obviously difficult for others to do, but he was definitely my role model growing up.

"As for Arsenal, I used to love the older generation of players like Thierry Henry. I loved Thierry. And because I was at Arsenal, I used to be able to go to games, and at that time, I loved Alexis Sanchez. He was one of my favourite players."