Mikel Arteta jokes Arsenal will be ready to knock Bukayo Saka down to earth
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Mikel Arteta jokes Arsenal will be ready to knock Bukayo Saka down to earth

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Mikel Arteta has joked that Arsenal 'always have a stick ready' to knock Bukayo Saka back down to earth, should the England star ever let the hype go to his head. Saka has also led Arsenal's title charge and Arteta said: 'He's going to have to deal with that, the expectations of the media, attention on the pitch - when you want to fulfil a role like the one he has at the moment, you need to be capable of doing that. Bukayo Saka has one of a number of standout players for Arsenal on their march to the title Mikel Arteta hailed the winger's humble nature - but joked he will try to keep his feet on the ground Arteta pointed out that, following his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final, Saka has already come through attention of a rather different kind. Arteta is also convinced that Saka still has 'still has a lot of things to improve', adding: 'I have talked to coaches who have been in different sports for 50 years and one day I asked them one question: have you ever coached a player that has fulfilled, in your opinion, his potential?

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