Where would Arsenal be without Bukayo Saka?

The Arsenal winger has become a talismanic figure at the Emirates Stadium and demonstrated his importance once more against Nottingham Forest.

Exchanging passes with Martin Odegaard, the forward ran across the Forest penalty area before lashing the ball into the opposite corner to hand his side the lead 15 minutes into the game.

It was his eighth goal or assist in just six home games this season.

Perhaps more importantly, it saw the return of the Saka and Odegaard combination, a key one for Arsenal that last fired in February.

Can they go on to claim a much needed three points?

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