Arsenal v Monaco: Arteta predicts bigger and better for Saka after Champions League

Bukayo Saka will only get better, Mikel Arteta declared after the 23-year-old propelled Arsenal to a 3-0 win over Monaco on Wednesday, 11 December.PA

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00:00Just on Bakaya, I think everyone knew about his levels, but his adaptation to the Champions League going up that level,

00:05have you been at all surprised at how quickly he's made his mark at this level?

00:09Well, he keeps surprising us, but that's what he wants to do, that's the quality he has,

00:15that's the ambition that he's acting and preparing himself every single day,

00:19so I'm not surprised, but it's very difficult to do what he's doing.

00:23What he's done at his age, obviously, you can't really put it in brackets,

00:26because you can't compare what he's done in his first six years as a professional footballer,

00:30which is exceptional, and that's it.

00:33His aim is to improve, he has the players and the environment around to continue to do that,

00:38and I'm sure he will.

00:40You said recently with Mars, Lewis Scurlly had an infection in his foot,

00:43which is why he was out for a bit.

00:45On the basis of that performance, with all the injuries you've got in the back line,

00:49he surely sticks and he's got a good shot at the look back now, hasn't he?

00:53He's got, and he's been in contention and in pre-season,

00:57I think it opened our eyes to say, I'm ready, the same as Ethan.

01:02They feel comfortable in this environment, I think they can perform, they can compete,

01:05which is very important as well, not just play, and today he's shown that he's at the level.