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Empowering Words from Arsenal Star Bukayo Saka - 'I believe in myself.'



Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka admitted that 'there is a lot of hunger in my belly' after helping the Gunners seal a 2-0 win over PSG in the Champions League.

Arsenal, now Premier League title challengers, showed maturity in their Champions League win over the Ligue 1 champions. Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka secured a strong first-half performance, while a more defensive second-half display saw them hold off PSG’s increased threat.



New signing Mikel Merino made his debut after recovering from injury, much to the fans' delight. Although Arsenal were not at their most fluid, their defensive resilience was key to closing out the match, a positive sign for their Champions League campaign.

Speaking to Amazon Prime on Tuesday night, Saka, whose freekick wrapped up the win said of his confidence: "This season there is a lot of hunger in my belly. In previous years we have been runners up a lot so it is just that spirit in me that I want to win this season, that is where the confidence is coming from. I believe in myself and that is driving me forward."



When asked about his view on how impressive Arsenal are on set pieces: "I won't be giving you any inside secrets but we do work a lot, most days in training, on set pieces. For me and for the boys it is not a coincidence that we score from them every game."



Quizzed on his defensive work rate, he replied: "All attacking players we are attack minded and want to go forward but the manager has emphasised a lot to us the need to do the other side of the game. I'm sure you can hear him on the touchline when we are out of possession!

"It does take a lot of sacrifice and discipline but it is what the team requires. When you see the results we have a lot of clean sheets and it shows that we are getting the rewards for that work."


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