Bukayo Saka scored one and set up the other two as Arsenal survived a scare against lowly Southampton, fighting back from a goal behind to claim a 3-1 win and maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

Bukayo Saka is a footballer of many qualities and in recent months he has added another to his repertoire: leadership. At the age of 23, Saka is no longer the polite academy graduate who sparkles on the wing.

Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli struck in 10 second-half minutes as Arsenal came from a goal down to secure a 3-1 win against Southampton. In the week that Bukayo Saka said he expected this season to be the one that Arsenal would beat Manchester City to the Premier League title,