Bukayo Saka celebrated his fiftieth purpose within the Premier League on the weekend, because the Arsenal winger opened the scoring in his facet’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
Saka checked inside Andy Robertson with an excellent nutmeg earlier than lashing a excessive end previous Caoimhin Kelleher in a flash.
It was the type of medical end that has change into customary for Saka, whose half-century within the Premier League was introduced up at a youthful age than another Arsenal participant.
Saka’s purpose noticed him eclipse Thierry Henry’s membership report, having reached 50 objectives within the Premier League aged simply 23 years and 52 days.
He’s the seventh-youngest participant in Premier League historical past to succeed in the 50-goal mark and joins some illustrious names to have reached the milestone aged 23 or beneath.
Saka edges out Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford by simply 4 days to take seventh spot, although the Arsenal winger trails the leaders by a ways.
Robbie Fowler reached 50 objectives within the Premier League at a youthful age than another participant, attaining the feat as a 20-year-old following his beautiful emergence at Liverpool.
Fowler scored 30+ objectives in every of his first three full seasons with the Reds and introduced up 50 league objectives throughout the 1995/96 season.
Michael Owen is the one different participant to have reached 50 Premier League objectives earlier than turning 21, with Wayne Rooney rounding out the highest three.
The youngest gamers to attain 50 Premier League objectives
Robbie Fowler – Liverpool (20y 252d)
Michael Owen – Liverpool (20y 256d)
Wayne Rooney – Everton/Manchester United (21y 46d)
Romelu Lukaku – West Brom/Everton (22y 192d)
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United (22y 341d)
Harry Kane – Tottenham (23y 44d)
Bukayo Saka – Arsenal (23y 52d)
Marcus Rashford – Manchester United (23y 56d)
Emile Heskey – Leicester/Liverpool (23y 101d)
Erling Haaland – Manchester Metropolis (23y 127d)
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