Bukayo Saka: Arsenal Forward Embarrasses Ederson After Beating His Mind Games

Bukayo Saka: Arsenal Forward Embarrasses Ederson After Beating His Mind Games

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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  • Bukayo Saka showed maturity beyond his age to calmly score from the penalty spot
  • Saka's goal came just before half-time to equalise proceedings against Manchester City
  • Ederson had earlier tried mind games on the Arsenal forward but these efforts failed

Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka showed great composure to score from the penalty spot during the game against Manchester City on February 15.

The top-of-the-table clash delivered a thrilling spectacle for neutrals, with Saka restoring proceedings from the spot after Kevin De Bruyne had opened the scoring.

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Bukayo Saka scores past Ederson during Arsenal's game versus Manchester City. Photo by Shaun Botterill.
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Manchester City's goalkeeper, Ederson was at fault for bringing Eddie Nketiah down in the penalty area. The Brazilian survived calls for him to be sent off, as he was already on a yellow card at the time of the incident.

Saka's cool penalty

Arsenal skipper, Martin Odegaard fended off pressure from Manchester City players before giving the ball to Saka, the club's penalty taker.

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There was another long wait before the Englishman could take his penalty. Ederson tried to get into his head by pointing to where he needed to place his effort.

Saka called the custodian on his bluff and rolled the ball in the same place Ederson wanted it. The goalkeeper dived the wrong way as the Gunners' star wheeled away in celebration.

Luckily for the Brazilian keeper, his double errors did not come back to haunt him, as goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland in the second half ensured the defending champions moved to the EPL summit.

De Bruyne mocks Arsenal fans

Sports Brief also reported on Kevin De Bruyne mocking Arsenal fans to show his savage side, after a statement win by Man City at the Emirates Stadium.

The Belgian put on a man-of-the-match display to help his side win a close game, latching on to a poor backpass from Takehiro Tomiyasu to score the first goal.

De Bruyne was substituted late in the second half and as he passed by, smiled and winked at a section of the home fans who responded by throwing bottles at him.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)