Mikel Arteta believes star player Bukayo Saka's 'aura' can help Arsenal to title

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a clash that is crucial for both the title race at the top of the table and relegation scrap at the bottom. [/p][p]The Gunners’ five-point lead over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] at the top of the Premier League table was cut to just two as the Citizens beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] 3-0 on Saturday which only piles the pressure on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arteta-mikel/lAbHYaQM/"]Arteta[/a]’s side even more. [/p][p]Three points are imperative for Arsenal and speaking ahead of the game, Arteta revealed that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saka-bukayo/08NLEo06/"]Saka[/a] could play a huge role in keeping their title ambitions afloat. [/p][p][b]“Obviously his role has grown around the club, around the team and on the pitch towards the opponent as well. You sense that. He has got a presence now, he has got an aura. He has got something special. [/b][/p][embed guid="71629b4c-ee63-49cb-8024-57d8690c0e4a" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/2051694150169264139?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]“He is a different player, he is a player that can change a game at any moment. And creating that fear in the opponent is something important. [/p][p][b]“We would have loved to have him much more in recent weeks. But, I said to him: ‘If that’s the case, let’s use this in the best way - which is you are going to jump in fresh, motivated and with a different emotional state. You can really impact the team now’." [/b][/p][p]Saka struck the decisive goal in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Atletico in the second leg of their semi-final of the Champions League and could lead the side once more as all eyes turn to the West Ham clash. [/p]