Saka reacts to north London derby win as Arsenal remain top | OneFootball

Bukayo Saka believes Arsenal showed their ‘level heads’ after securing a 3-2 win over Tottenham despite conceding twice late on.

Victory for the Gunners sees them move four points clear at the top of the Premier League with title rivals Manchester City playing Nottingham Forest later on.

Saka assisted the first goal of the game before swiftly scoring Arsenal’s second of the match as Mikel Arteta’s side stormed into a three goal lead at the break.

Two goals in the second half for Tottenham meant a nervy final 20 minutes for their north London rivals, but the Gunners held on for a crucial win.

Speaking after the match, Saka was delighted with the resilience shown by his side to hold on for the win:

“That last 20 minutes wasn’t nice but it was worth it,” Saka said, who became the first English player to score 15 goals in a Premier League season for Arsenal since Ian Wright.

“We know it’s a big derby and they don’t want to lose three-nil 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. We fought to the end and got the three points.

“We just needed to be calm. Everything was quite frantic but we showed our level heads at the end and got the win.

“It was a very nice moment at the end with the fans. We know what it means to them and what it means to us, so we are delighted.

“It means everything. We’ve got three games to go and we are going to give it everything and see where it leaves us.

“Now it’s shower, get on the bus, put the [Man City] game on and hope for the best!

“City are an amazing team but they’re not perfect. No-one is perfect. They can drop points. We just need to do our job and see where it leaves us.

“Maybe last season that game could have needed in a draw but 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.”