Advertisement Out for three months with a hamstring tear, Saka’s absence has made it abundantly clear — if it was not already — that he has been Arsenal’s driving force over the past six ...

This was Bukayo Saka’s moment. Out for 101 days with a hamstring injury, Arsenal supporters crammed into the Emirates with the anticipation of seeing him for the first time this year.

The save should have sunk them, sunk him. Bukayo Saka had walked up to the penalty spot in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, looked Thibaut Courtois in the eye and chipped a penalty straight into the ...