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New Bukayo Saka mural shows what the Arsenal star means to north London, writes ISAAN KHAN... still just 23, he has grown into a Gunners leader idolised by fans

As two painters apply the final touches to a new Bukayo Saka mural on a north London fried chicken shop, pedestrians stop and gaze.

Many get their phones out to take pictures, others point. Football fans or not, it is Saka who is synonymous within this Highbury and Islington community — and afar.

The racial abuse he, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho received on social media after missing penalties in England's shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final is still not forgotten around these parts.

Mail Sport revealed in August that the Arsenal man was the most targeted player for serious online abuse at Euro 2024.