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As Bukayo Saka stepped up to take the penalty against Chelsea there was genuine fear inside me. Of course, it is natural to be scared when your team has a spot-kick, the thought of it being missed is too painful to consider but it is all that fills your mind as the player steps up to take it.
Arsenal forward Saka however, at still such the young age of 20, has more reason to be fearful of that fateful spot kick than anyone else. The European Championships saw Gareth Southgate have the then-teenager take what would be England’s final kick.
You know what happened and are probably all too aware of the disgusting response that followed. So when the ball hit the back of the net at Stamford Bridge the weight lifted from Saka’s shoulders was massive.
Amazingly, another penalty fell to Saka in the 3-1 win over Manchester United. Saka saw a comparatively similar challenge for the second successive penalty as he put the spot-kick in the opposite direction to the keeper again.
Interestingly though this has given Saka a puzzle he needs to solve. Mikel