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Bukayo Saka hopes to live up to 'little chilli' nickname by firing England to glory at Euro 2020... winger reveals influence of Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg for red-hot form

Bukayo Saka is hoping to live up to his 'little chilli' moniker and prove to be England's hot-shot at the European Championship.

The 19-year-old Arsenal winger scored his first senior Three Lions goal in the warm-up win over Austria last week but it remains to be seen if he will be included in the starting line-up to face Croatia in England's Euro 2020 opener at Wembley on Sunday.

Saka enjoyed a fine personal season in a disappointing campaign for the Gunners, leading to his nickname becoming common knowledge after Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang coined the name in French - le petit piment'.