Arsenal’s victory over Aston Villa on 24 August noticed Bukayo Saka hit the landmark of 100 Premier League wins. Saka remains to be simply 22 years outdated, so how does his document evaluate to different stars within the historical past of the league?
Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Matchday 2 noticed Bukayo Saka finish on the profitable facet for the a hundredth time in his Premier League profession, regardless of nonetheless being simply 22 years outdated.
That victory at Villa Park ensured that Saka grew to become the third-youngest participant to succeed in a century of Premier League wins, doing so 4 days youthful than Manchester Metropolis’s Phil Foden when he achieved the landmark.
Wayne Rooney (22 years, 87 days) nonetheless holds the document for the youngest participant to succeed in 100 Premier League wins, whereas former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas (22 years, 180 days) sits in second.
Saka additionally ranks extremely within the checklist of the youngest Arsenal gamers to succeed in 100 league wins all through historical past. His achievement locations him third within the Arsenal rating, behind each Fàbregas and Cliff Bastin, who reached 100 wins aged simply 22 years and 171 days outdated in September 1934.
Each Fabregas and Bastin scored on the sport that marked their a hundredth league win, too; one thing that Saka was unable to do, however he did present an help for Thomas Partey at Villa Park.
Regardless of his tender age, Saka hasn’t reached 100 Premier League wins in wherever close to the quickest time we’ve seen within the historical past of the competitors, along with his a hundredth victory coming in his 172nd look.
That document is held by Foden, who managed to succeed in 100 Premier League wins inside his first 127 appearances within the competitors, simply forward of teammate Bernardo Silva (129) and each Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ederson (130).
Having reached 100 Premier League wins at such a younger age, there’s each likelihood that Saka might go on to hassle the all-time document for essentially the most wins by a Premier League participant. That document is presently held by Ryan Giggs, who gained 407 matches within the competitors, all at Manchester United. Giggs picked up his remaining Premier League win in Could 2014 aged 40 years and 158 days outdated – an age that Saka would attain in 2041-42.
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