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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Saka embarrassed by presenter Reshmin Chowdhury</li><li>Backtracked on comments about being "put to bed"</li><li>Followed 6-0 CL win over Lens</li></ul>

‘I don’t know why I said that!’ - Embarrassed Bukayo Saka backtracks after Arsenal star is quizzed on ‘Mum had to put me to bed’ comment five years on from European debut

As a 17-year-old, Saka made his European debut as a second-half substitute in a Europa League match against Ukrainian outfit Vorskla Poltava. Five years on, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bukayo-saka-solution-arsenal-problem-adapt-his-style-of-play-2023-24-season/bltfc6a5de7852e18f1" target="_blank">he's Arsenal's star man</a>, but broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury couldn't help bringing him back down to earth with a reference to an "embarrassing" comment he made after his debut.

WHAT HAPPENED?

When Chowdhury brought up their earlier interview, recalling he'd said "I was so excited, my mum had to put me to bed", the Arsenal star was quick to get on the defensive."I knew you were gonna bring that up!" Saka replied. "I don't know why I said that! Because that didn't happen — she told me to go to bed, but she didn't put me to bed."

WHAT SAKA SAID

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">"I don't know why I said that. It didn't happen." 🤦‍♂️ Bukayo Saka reacts to <a href="https://twitter.com/ReshminTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReshminTV</a> reminding him of when he said his mum had to put him to bed the night before his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCL</a> debut 😅 <a href="https://t.co/W1rKCduKKX">pic.twitter.com/W1rKCduKKX</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1729988671959417057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Saka played a key role in <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/arsenal-champions-league-history-lens/bltc376bc1aca09e5b2" target="_blank">Arsenal's record-breaking demolition of Ligue 1 side Lens</a>, scoring the first goal in a 6-0 win that rubberstamped Arteta's side's progression to the knockouts of the Champions League. The 22-year-old has seriously honed his game since that debut against Vorskla Plotava five years ago.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Next up for Arsenal is a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/arsenal-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers/d0phen2uvdbo6crozcf09fp5g" target="_blank">home fixture against Gary O'Neill's Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> in the Premier League. While the Gunners will be expected to win, Wolves have been an impressive outfit throughout this season, so Arteta will be wary of the danger his side faces.

WHAT NEXT FOR ARSENAL? 

‘I don’t know why I said that!’ - Embarrassed Bukayo Saka backtracks after Arsenal star is quizzed on ‘Mum had to put me to bed’ comment five years on from European debut | Goal.com US

Five years after his European debut, Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has backtracked on comments he made after that match in 2018 in a hilarious interview.