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Mikel Arteta explains how Bukayo Saka is seeking to emulate his childhood hero Cristiano Ronaldo amid the Gunners star's red-hot start to the campaign

Mikel Arteta has explained how Bukayo Saka is seeking to emulate his childhood hero Cristiano Ronaldo amid the Arsenal star's incredible start to the campaign.

Saka's goal and assist in the Gunners' impressive 5-2 win over West Ham on Saturday took his goal contributions in all competitions to 18. His tally of 15 in the Premier League is only bettered by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

Arteta will be hopeful of the Englishman extending his goalscoring run to four matches when they welcome Manchester United to the Emirates on Wednesday night.