Bukayo Saka has revealed why Pep Guardiola made a mistake by selling Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal.
The Gunners are currently eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.
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Zinchenko and Jesus have both been a key part of their success so far, with Mikel Arteta’s side on course to go all the way at the end of the season.
It would prevent City from winning the title for the third consecutive season, and Saka has lauded the impact of Guardiola’s former Cityzens.
“Zinchenko has brought quality – but he’s brought so much more,” said the Arsenal star.
“You can see how he plays and how he controls the game. He’s an outstanding player. He has great leadership qualities, so he’s really helping us on all fronts.
“They [Zinchenko and Jesus] have brought that winning mentality to us as players who have been there and won the league.
“In difficult moments they know how it feels, they can encourage us because we have a lot of young players. They really help us with the mental side of things.”
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After the international break, Arsenal and City will begin the final stretch of this season’s title race.
The reigning champions still have a game in hand on the Gunners and the two sides will meet once again in the coming weeks.
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Victory for Guardiola’s side would set up an exciting conclusion to the campaign, especially when they could close the gap to two points.
However, all the current signs point towards Arsenal winning their first league title since 2004.
Zinchenko and Jesus will increase their Premier League trophy collection to five if they do win, this time doing it with Guardiola’s understudy Arteta.
