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Saka's Arsenal success no surprise to Mavididi: He used to run through the whole team & score!

The Juventus forward - on loan at Dijon - spent eight years with Arsenal before before leaving for Turin

Stephy Mavididi knows only too well the talent that can come through Arsenal’s academy.

The 21-year-old, now on loan at Dijon from Juventus, was a Hale End graduate himself having joined Arsenal from Southend United when he was just 11.

He went on to spend eight years with the Gunners before moving to Turin and is now watching from afar as the likes of Bukayo Saka, Joe Willock, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson impress in Mikel Arteta’s first-team.