Saka says this is Arsenal's year after back-to-back Premier League misse
Arsenal can go all the
way and end their 21-year wait for a Premier League title this season, winger
Bukayo Saka said after his side beat Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain 2-0 in
the Champions League on Tuesday.
Arsenal finished
runners-up in 2022-23 and took the Premier League title race to the final day
last season before once again finishing second behind Manchester City.
The north London side are
in the mix this season, sitting third in the league standings, and their
impressive victory over French heavyweights PSG underlined their title
credentials, with Kai Havertz and Saka scoring in the match.
"I don't want to put
too much pressure on us but I do think that this is the year (that we can win
the title)," Saka told CBS Sports.
"I think we've been
close the last two years and we're getting closer but this hopefully will be
the year."
Saka, who has established
himself as a key player at Arsenal and was their top-scorer in the Premier
League last season, said the club's near misses had left him hungry for
success.
"Previous years,
I've come runners-up a lot. It's just that spirit in me that I want to win this
season and of course, I believe in myself a lot," the 23-year-old told
Amazon Prime.
"With those two
things, it helps. We believe in ourselves, we believe we're a top team. We
showed that tonight (against PSG). I did tell the boys we have to make a
statement when big teams are coming to the Emirates."
Arsenal next host 19th-placed Southampton in a league match on Saturday.
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