“This is the year…” Bukayo Saka spills

After Arsenal defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, winger Bukayo Saka declared that his team might win the Premier League, thereby breaking their 21-year drought.

Arsenal carried the championship fight to the very last day of play last season, when they ultimately finished second behind Manchester City. They finished runners-up in 2022–2023.

With goals from Kai Havertz and Saka in the match, the North London team’s thrilling triumph over PSG highlighted their title credentials. The team is currently third in the league.

Saka told CBS Sports, “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 has established himself as a key player at Arsenal and was their top-scorer in the Premier League last season. He 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 will host 19th-placed Southampton on Saturday.