Bukayo Saka netted a brace against Monaco
Bukayo Saka has jokingly teased Kai Havertz for ruining his chances of his first-ever Arsenal hattrick.
The Gunners academy graduate shone during his side's 3-0 win against Monaco in the Champions League. It is a win that leaves the north Londoners in a very promising position to potentially secure a spot in the automatic qualification places for the knockout rounds.
Saka opened the scoring with a simple finish from Gabriel Jesus' low cross. He then doubled his evening's work by taking advantage of a horrendous error from the away side as they attempted to play out from the back - taking his record to nine goals and 13 assists in all competitions this term. The England winger might even had secured the match ball for the first time in his career late on.
He fired a low effort towards goal and it ended up in the back of the net via deflections off of team-mate Havertz and Monaco star Thilo Kehrer. And Saka has now jokingly taken aim at the German forward for getting in the way of his hattrick.
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But he still believes his debut treble is only just around the corner. Speaking with TNT Sport, he said: "Yeah, just about! He [Havertz] got in the way. But don't worry, it's coming. It's coming."
And while he was left ruing the fact he was not taking home the match ball, Saka was full of praise for one of his other teammates. Gunners academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly was a surprise inclusion on the teamsheet amid an ongoing injury crisis.
He impressed, even playing a key role in the opening goal for Arteta's side. And Saka was equally as impressed having given the youngster a valuable word of advice before kick-off.
Bukayo Saka celebrates his second goal against Monaco ( Image: Getty Images)
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He added: "I just said to him 'this is his level', he needs to have no doubts, play the game and have the confidence. We see what he's doing in training.
"We are pleased for him and he played a key part in the first goal. He just needs to keep going. I'm just so proud of him."
Both Saka and Lewis-Skelly will be aiming to extend their eye-catching respective forms this weekend as the Gunners return to Premier League action. They welcome struggling Everton to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon and could cut the gap to table-topping Liverpool to just three points with a win.
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