Mikel Arteta hails 'special' Bukayo Saka ahead of 200th Arsenal appearance
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on Bukayo Saka as he prepares to make his 200th appearance for the Gunners. Less than five years after his debut as a 17-year-old in January 2019, Saka is set to reach 200 outings in an Arsenal shirt when Arteta's side take on Luton Town in the Premier League . Should he feature as expected, he will become the youngest player to reach the milestone for Arsenal since Cesc Fabregas. "That's not bad at his age!" Arteta said of Saka ahead of the game. "It's gone really fast but it shows again the consistency and the availability that he has had over the last few years. It has been tremendous and the impact that he's had in the team has been really positive. "It's like watching a kid raise, and get older, mature and evolve. And he still has the same humility and willingness to get better and better and get to know the people close to him in his life, and the impact they have on him. All the academy pe...