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Saka – How I’ve adapted to playing wing-back

Bukayo Saka made his first start in the Premier League 2 on Monday as our rotated under-23s held Blackburn Rovers to a goalless draw at Ewood Park.

The 17-year-old had impressed off the bench in each of our last four outings - and on Monday night Freddie Ljungberg selected him to start as a left wing-back.

“It’s a new formation that the manager is playing so I’ve just had to adapt to it,” Saka told Arsenal Player.

“Anywhere I can play in the team, I’m happy to do it. If we continue playing this formation then I just want to master it so that I can get up and down as a fullback, get my fitness going, get crosses in, and record assists and goals.