Arsenal fans were treated to a convincing 4-0 win at the Emirates Stadium last night as Bukayo Saka opened the scoring with a thumping effort.
The victory moved Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League, as two goals from Gabriel Martinelli and a strike from Martin Ødegaard – in addition to Saka’s effort – secured all three points.
Before the 4-0 win kicked off, Arsenal fans could be heard singing a new song for their No.7 inside the North Bank of the Emirates Stadium.
What’s the story?
Well, James McNicholas – a journalist who writes for The Athletic – was at the game.
Writing on his @gunnerblog account, McNicholas revealed that he could hear a new chant for Saka coming from the North Bank, to the tune of David Bowie’s Starman.
You can see the lyrics below.
“There’s a staaaaaarboy,
Running down the right
His name’s Bukayo Saka
And he’s dynamite”
There is a word that we cannot share just before dynamite – however, we’ll leave that up to your imagination.
Saka already had a chant – one which went viral – including Emile Smith Rowe, although it has become fairly awkward for Arsenal fans to sing that while the latter has been absent for most of the season.
Therefore, it is pleasing to see the England international receive a chant of his own as he continues to shine for Arsenal.
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It should not go unnoticed just how remarkable Saka’s efforts for Arsenal are.
After grabbing a goal and an assist in the 4-0 win over Everton, statistics site Opta revealed that the 21-year-old had now become the sixth youngest player to register 50 goal involvements in the Premier League.
50 – Bukayo Saka has become the sixth-youngest player in Premier League history to reach 50 goals+assists in the competition, after Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, Robbie Fowler, Cesc Fàbregas and Chris Sutton. Jewel. pic.twitter.com/JFRVnK4BX8
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 1, 2023Only Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, Robbie Fowler, Cesc Fàbregas and Chris Sutton have notched 50 goals and assists quicker than Saka in England’s top-flight.
Just take a look at those names, and think about what they achieved in the game.
At the age of just 21, it is genuinely frightening to think about how good Saka could become.
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