Bukayo Saka responded to the challenge set by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta as he proved a game-changer in the 3-0 Champions League win over Lille.

The England forward has been told he should aim to score "two or three" goals per game - such was his quality and the expectation from his boss.

Arteta has tweaked Saka's positioning this season and, prior to Lille's visit, said it has been done deliberately to get him closer to the goal.

"That is where we need to get him," said the Gunners boss before the game. "And if he misses the chance, so be it. At the end, the more volume we generate, the bigger the probability of him scoring more goals."

Saka's strike against Lille was a confident one-touch finish and came after he missed a late one-on-one opportunity in Saturday's Premier League victory over Leeds.

"He has been getting in great positions, getting shots, getting one-touch finishes and tap-ins," added Arteta.

Saka has scored 20 goals in a season just once in his career, which came in the 2023-24 campaign and 16 in the Premier League.

But the winger has also been in good goalscoring form for England with five in his past four matches and scored a double in the 7-0 Nations League demolition of Croatia in the recent international break.

Arteta revealed he also spoke to Saka after telling the media about his desire for the player to have a greater impact.

"After the press conference... I said 'Bukayo, I just killed you in the press conference, good luck tomorrow'.

"He was laughing. He knows that we have discussed these kind of things and he takes it because he wants to be the best version of himself."