There weren’t too many positives for Arsenal to take from their 3-3 draw with Southampton on Friday night time.
The Gunners have been enjoying catch-up from the primary minute once they gifted the Saints the lead by Carlos Alcaraz earlier than Theo Walcott made it 2-0.
Gabriel Martinelli halved the deficit earlier than Duje Caleta-Automobile restored Southampton’s two-goal lead, just for Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka to strike late and earn Mikel Arteta’s facet a degree.
They badly wanted all three however there was slightly piece of historical past for Arsenal duo Martinelli and Saka to have a good time.
Saka assisted Martinelli for Arsenal’s first purpose on Friday, a strike which introduced up 20 purpose involvements within the league for the Brazilian. Saka had beforehand hit that mark, making them the second pair of teammates aged 21 and beneath to every file 20+ purpose involvements in a single Premier League marketing campaign.
The primary pair? Manchester United legends Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, who set the file in 2006/07. The Pink Devils received the Premier League title that season however Arsenal will discover it robust to emulate that success this season.
|
Participant (Season) |
Workforce |
Video games |
Targets |
Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wayne Rooney (2006/07) |
Man Utd |
35 |
14 |
12 |
|
Cristiano Ronaldo (2006/07) |
Man Utd |
34 |
17 |
8 |
|
Bukayo Saka (2022/23) |
Arsenal |
32 |
13 |
11 |
|
Gabriel Martinelli (2022/23) |
Arsenal |
32 |
15 |
5 |
Friday’s draw was their third consecutive slip-up following journeys to Liverpool and West Ham and their go to to Manchester Metropolis on Wednesday is now all of the extra vital.
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21-year-old Martinelli has outdone his 2021/22 season in fashion this 12 months, together with his 15 Premier League targets already this time period 9 greater than he managed final day trip. Saka, in the meantime, has additionally surpassed his earlier finest (11) to sit down on 13.
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