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Arsenal whiz Bukayo Saka delighted with 2-goal U23 blast

Arsenal whiz Bukayo Saka was delighted with his two-goal performance for Monday's 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City U23.

The 17-year-old winger scored two on the night, meaning he's now struck seven goals and assisted eight in all competitions this season.

He told arsenal.com: "I'm happy with the first one on the weak foot. I've just cut in and thought that I'm going to put it far post, and it's gone there, so I'm proud of that. For the second one I've taken it well with my left foot and it was a good pass from Joe, so I'm happy with both of my goals."

On coach Freddie Ljungberg barking orders at him after his second goal, Saka added: "He was proud of me, he was just talking about an incident before where I pressed and almost got the ball, which would have given us a counter-attack. But we managed to score anyway so we're happy."

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