Arsenal's star winger Bukayo Saka played down comparisons to legendary striker Thierry Henry after he broke the Frenchman's record for the club.
opened the scoring for inside ten minutes when he latched onto a long ball by . The winger expertly cut inside Andy Robertson before
With that strike, Saka became the youngest player to reach 50 goals for the Gunners. The Englishman is just 23-years and 52 days old at the time of reaching the milestone while the previous record holder Henry was merely 24 years and 128 days old.
In his post-match interview, Saka felt disappointed that his team were not able to hold onto their lead to beat . When asked about his celebration perhaps being similar to , the forward shrugged his shoulders calmly in front of the home supporters, the 23-year-old dismissed that notion in perfect fashion.
He told Sky Sports: "Everything is Thierry Henry-ish. If you score it is Thierry Henry, assist it is Thierry Henry..."
Reflecting on the record, Saka added: "He has every record, Thierry Henry, so it is nice but of course you want to win the game. But yeah it is good."
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The draw with Liverpool sees Arsenal sit third at the end of the Matchday. Mikel Arteta's side are four points behind second-placed Liverpool and five points behind leaders Manchester City who went ot the summit on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 win over Southampton.
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