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Bukayo Saka sets historic personal marker as England thrash North Macedonia

Arsenal’s England star has become borderline untouchable for club and country across the last two seasons, with Saka setting a massive personal milestone tonight at Old Trafford during a 7-0 drubbing of Blagoja Milevski’s Risovi outfit

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Gareth Southgate’s England took a massive step toward qualifying for Euro 2024 after the Three Lions pounced on North Macedonia in ruthless fashion tonight at Old Trafford, putting Risovi to the sword to the tune of a 7-0 thrashing at the Theatre of Dreams.

As expected, Harry Kane continued to cement his place as England’s record goalscorer with a brace, while Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips also added goals to their international CV’s, but it was Arsenal starlet Bukayo Saka that stole the show with a sensational hat-trick at a usually unfriendly ground.

The Hale End Academy product bagged a wonder goal as part of his first senior international hat trick since making his England debut back in 2020, hitting his second brace along the way to a magical night for the 21-year-old.

In doing so, Saka also became the youngest player to score a hat trick for England since former Arsenal winger Theo Walcott managed the same feat (aged just 19) back in 2008 against Croatia.

Despite his world crumbling around him when his miss from the penalty spot saw Italy become champions of Europe two summers ago, Saka has come on leaps and bounds on the international stage since then, scoring ten of his eleven international goals since then.

His performance tonight comes on the back of a superb showing for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal during the 2022-23 Premier League campaign, with Saka smashing 14 league goals and adding 11 assists as one of the only players anywhere in Europe’s top-five leagues to hit double digits in both categories.

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Andrew Thompson

US-based Football writer. German football guru with a wealth of experience in youth development and analysis. Data aficionado. Happily championing the notion that Americans have a knowledgeable voice in the beautiful game.

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