Kai Havertz could not believe the goal Bukayo Saka scored against Nottingham Forest during Saturday afternoon’s early Premier League kick-off at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners, hosting Steve Cooper’s Reds, are looking to get their 2023-24 campaign off to a winning start.
And two first-half strikes from Eddie Nketiah and Saka have undoubtedly made last season’s runners-up huge favourites to take all three points from their opening fixture.
Even though Nketiah, who is filling in for the injured Gabriel Jesus, scored an excellent goal, Saka’s outside-of-the-box wonder strike was easily the moment of the game’s first 45 minutes.
And teammate Havertz was left stunned by the England international’s beautiful long-range effort.
Check out the German’s reaction below.
STOP THAT, BUKAYO SAKA! ?
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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 12, 2023