Saka made history with his 50th goal in the Premier League

Bukayo Saka entered ArsenalHistory books when he scored against Liverpool.

The winger made a fine start to Sunday’s top-flight clash following his injury and it took just nine minutes to get on the scoresheet, dropping Ben White’s long pass, driving the ball past Andrew Robertson and slotting the ball into the goal. back of the net.

In scoring, he became the youngest Arsenal player in Premier League history to reach a half-century of goals, at the age of 23 years and 52 days.

Youngest Arsenal players to score 50 PL goals

Saka left the club legend behind Thierry HenryHe was a year older when he scored his 50th goal in the Premier League in December 2001, aged 24 years and 128 days.

Seventh fastest of all time

Only six players in history have scored 50 goals in the Premier League at a younger age than Saka.

Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler holds the record. He was 20 years and 252 days old when he reached the milestone against the double. Manchester United He scored 163 goals in the Premier League in 1996.

Youngest players to score 50 PL goals

Fowler broke his record Michael OwenAnother of Liverpool’s academy graduates in just four days but he made up for it by becoming the youngest player to reach the Premier League century at the age of 23 years and 254 days.

How did Saka score his 50 goals?

We analyzed how Saka scored his first 50 goals in the Premier League.

He used his left foot in the vast majority (37), 11 of which came from his right foot and two of which were headers. Only 10 of the goals came from penalties.

This latest success continues Saka’s incredible form this season. He leads the league’s assists chart with seven assists and has created more chances than any other player.