Bukayo Saka completes incredible Premier League first that Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo failed to achieve
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Bukayo Saka delivers for Arsenal – it’s just a fact of life.
He turned up when it really mattered with a late assist as Arsenal left it late to beat Leicester 4-2.
In every single Premier League game so far, the 23-year-old England star has made one assist.
Those came against Wolves, Aston Villa, Brighton, Tottenham, last weekend against Man City, and now against Leicester.
Saka swung in a late corner when the teams were locked at 2-2, with Leandro Trossard finding the net via a deflection.
That made is six straight assists, becoming the first Premier League player to do so in the first six games of the season.
Arsenal had been leading 2-0 before the Foxes mounted a second-half comeback to draw level.
Trossard and Kai Havertz struck late at the Emirates to snatch all three points.
That’s an incredible feat given some of the exceptional players who have graced the English top-flight.
Not even Manchester United hero Ryan Giggs – the Premier League’s leading assist maker (162) managed to do so.
And neither has Kevin De Bruyne who is in second place, even with goal machines Sergio Aguero and Erling Haaland ahead of him.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to impress like Saka from the wing in his early Man United days.
Thierry Henry set the record of five in 2004/05 when the Gunners were on a rampant run.
At the tail end of their famous 49-game unbeaten run, Henry got assists in wins over Everton, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Norwich, and Fulham.
However, he was unable to create a goal in a 2-2 draw at home against Bolton Wanderers, although he did score the opening strike of the game.
Saka created another goal for one of his teammates against Leicester, and he surpassed one of his idols.
In 2020, he said: "He's a hero to me for what he's done for my club, what he's done in football.
"I loved his personality, I loved the way he played, the goals he scored. He's just an amazing person – he was amazing at football but he's an amazing person too and that's probably why he inspires me.”
