Arsenal: Bukayo Saka plays down title talk as 'most important' part of Gunners campaign revealed

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·11 November 2025

Arsenal: Bukayo Saka plays down title talk as 'most important' part of Gunners campaign revealed

Mikel Arteta’s side head into the international break four points clear atop the table

Not carried away: Bukayo Saka

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Bukayo Saka says he and his Arsenal team-mates are ignoring talk about them being favourites for the title because “people’s opinions and thoughts about us change like the weather”.

Arsenal are currently four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after 11 games.

The Gunners have lost just once during that time and conceded only five goals, with Saturday’s draw at Sunderland ending a 10-game winning streak in all competitions.

Arsenal’s form has led to pundits backing them to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004, while data giants Opta give them a 65 per cent chance of getting over the line from here.

But asked by talkSPORT about Arsenal being favourites for the title, Saka said: “That’s for other people to say.

“We just have to win every game, that’s the mentality we go into the games with.

Bukayo Saka was on the scoresheet in Saturday’s draw with Sunderland

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“See where it leaves us, we can’t get carried away with what people are saying. Because one day they’ll say something, the next day they’ll say something different.

“It’s exactly what I said, people’s opinions and thoughts about us change like the weather.

“The most important thing is the changing room, how solid we are, the foundation we have, the belief we have in ourselves.

“How we stick together, through the good and bad, that’s the most important.

“We can’t pay attention to the external noise because it’s always fluctuating. We’re good, we’re in a good place, and now it’s time to focus on international duty.”