Arsenal are off to another strong start in the English Premier League, currently sitting third and level on points with Manchester City.
Picking up their first win in the Champions League Wednesday morning, defeating Paris Saint Germain 2-0, thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and a Bukayo Saka free kick, there's an air of positivity at the Emirates.
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Saka was asked by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry after the win if this is going to be the year the Gunners finally break through in the Premier League after finishing as runners-up to City in the last two campaigns, and the Arsenal winger responded with confidence.
"I do think this is the year." 👀
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Bukayo Saka backs Arsenal to claim the Premier League title this season 🏆 pic.twitter.com/LTpnPhC5zT
"I don't want to put too much pressure on us, but I do think this is the year. I think we've been close the last two years, and we're getting closer," Saka said. "But this hopefully will be the year.
"This season, there's a lot of hunger in my belly. 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. 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."
Only Harry Kane (16) and Vinicius Junior (10) have been involved in more UCL goals since the start of last season than Bukayo Saka (9). 🌶 pic.twitter.com/qpVaDBjh2T
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The Gunners continue to improve under manager Mikel Arteta and with summer signings Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino bolstering the squad, the Spaniard echoed Saka's sentiments following their win over PSG.
"PSG are one of the best teams in the world so to beat them, it raises confidence we can compete with any team at any level," Arteta said.
"We showed a lot of maturity in how we played and our stamp on how we want to behave against top teams in Europe.
"I think the players want to prove a point against top teams at home and they were very dominant. We have the belief and it creates big nights against big cubs, it creates energy and lifts the belief of everybody.
"And if the players feel we are in right direction and believing what we do, that's a great sign. To be able to perform the way we did is a really good sign."
