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Topics: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Bukayo Saka, Premier League, England
Jack Kenmare
Topics: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Bukayo Saka, Premier League, England
Fan footage has emerged showing the build-up to Arsenal's opener against Spurs – and it shows why Bukayo Saka cupped his ear to celebrate.
Arsenal remain a point clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to three first-half goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg [OG], Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz.
Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min set up a nervy finish for the Gunners but they held firm to put pressure on Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
Mikel Arteta's side made a blistering start to the game in the 15th minute, when Hojbjerg fired into his own net to put the visitors ahead.
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Moments later, Saka could be seen cupping his ear towards a section of Spurs fans after whipping in a corner to the near post.
As you can see from the footage above, Saka was targeted with chants relating to his missed penalty in the 2020 European Championship final before taking his corner-kick.
The England international silenced the crowd again when he doubled Arsenal's lead shortly after.
"I feel sorry for Ben Davies, in a way, but you know Saka is coming back on his left," said Paul Merson, who was on punditry duty for Sky Sports. "You cannot let him do that."
Speaking after Sunday's derby win, Saka gave his take on the closest Premier League title race in years.
"City are an amazing team, but they're not perfect," he told Sky Sports. "Nobody's perfect. They can drop points. We just need to do our job and see where it leaves us.
"There's not much room for error, like they showed like last year, [and] the years before. We've got experience now. We learned our lessons last year. We're ready for the last three games."
He added: "Maybe last season, that could have ended in a draw. Today we showed that we have the experience now. We can come here and get three points, even when the stakes are high and it's a massive game. I'm delighted.
"We know it's a big derby and they don't want to just lose 3-0 at home. Once they got one, the crowd was up, they were up, the momentum shifted their way, but I'm proud of all the boys. They fought to the end and they got the three points.
"We know what it means to the fans and what it means to us. It means everything. We know this is a massive for us and we've got three to go.
"We're going to give it everything and see where it leaves us."