Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has revealed that his goal was a gift for the team after they supported him during his injured days.
The French right-back put The Gunners out of sight yesterday during their 3-1 win over Mark Hughes’ side and he has also admitted that he would love to start scoring more goals for the side.
Aaron Ramsey and Per Mertesacker were also on the score-sheet during the win.
Speaking to the club’s official website, Sagna admitted that the goal was to say thanks to his supportive team-mates.
“I’m trying to be more decisive,” he told Arsenal Player. “Today I tried my luck and it went in. I have to try and be more decisive for my team.
“It’s like a gift for the team. When I was injured, they helped me a lot and as long as I can help them, it’s good for me.
“It was a very hard game, very physical. We knew it was going to be played until the end of the game and the game was only decided in the second half.
“I think we just have the right behaviour on the pitch. We just give 100 per cent and no matter what happens we keep going and looking forward.
“It’s not easy and it’s not going to be easy until the end of the season. But at least we’re here to fight and today we showed some character again. We’ll have to show it more and more.
“We’re always together as a team. We show togetherness on the pitch. Even if Stoke had a few chances today, we were strong defensively and we managed to score the chances we created. It’s good.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
