Legendary Arsenal striker Thierry Henry believes Bukayo Saka could and should shine in tomorrow’s larger-than-life Premier League title clash between the Gunners and Manchester City at the Emirates.The home team are three points clear of the Cityzens with a game in hand, but a possible defeat could see their title bid turning into shambles.##NAJAVA_MECA_7023614##That’s why one of the most decorated players in Arsenal history thinks the young forward now has the opportunity to step up and show the world what he’s truly made of.”A player for me that… There’s so many players I’m looking forward to seeing in the game.”But I’m going to have to mention Bukayo Saka.”Why? Because of the way he came back from the Euros, missing that penalty, he’s never looked back since.Arsenal’s past 🤝 Arsenal’s present Thierry Henry speaks about his hopes for Bukayo Saka in #ARSMCI 👀#PLonPrime pic.twitter.com/X1hk4Akrl1— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) February 14, 2023 “And I just think that I want the team to win and all of that, but I want him to play well in that game [against Man City], play well until the end of the season and to be the player that can decide games.“And I said it the other day, I was on Amazon doing the game against West Ham, I said ‘big players are not nice’.”If you want to be big, if you want to be the guy, big players are not nice.”Tooney’s header puts a massive question mark on Arsenal’s title hopesAfter missing the pivotal penalty in England’s shootout in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, Saka faced a barrage of racist abuse.But since that night in 2021, he’s converted every penalty since, and scored 20 goals in 72 games for the Gunners.”I am ashamed of myself” – Pep issues apology to GerrardShould Saka and Arsenal beat Man City, they’ll go six points clear of their title rivals, edging them closer to lifting the Premier League trophy for the first time since Henry had his hands on it 19 years ago.
