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Bukayo Saka declares himself ready to step up for England should he be required in a penalty shootout as the Arsenal man says he has 'matured and progressed' since the agony of last summer

England star Bukayo Saka has said he is ready to step up and take a penalty for his country should he be required after banishing the ghosts of last summer.

Saka, 21, missed England's fifth and final penalty against Italy at Wembley last summer as Gareth Southgate's side agonisingly missed out on the European Championship crown.

The forward, alongside Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho - who both also missed - suffered rabid abuse on social media thereafter, but Saka has sought to exorcise the demons through becoming one of Arsenal's primary takers in the year following.