Bukayo Saka provided two assists, won a penalty and scored a penalty himself, helping Arsenal climb to second place in the Premier League thanks to a 5–2 win over West Ham in which all of their goals were scored in the first half.

After the game, the England international, who was voted man of the match, answered questions from Sky Sports. Here’s what he had to say…

On the importance of the first 35 minutes…

Yes, it was a very, very strong start. We remember we played similarly last year, so we knew we wanted to start strong and we definitely did that.

Having already achieved 10 Premier League assists this season…

I’m just constantly trying to improve, create and score goals for this team, and that’s what I’m doing right now. I enjoy my football and play with confidence, that’s how I want to continue.

How much joy his assists bring him…

I enjoy it a lot, I like to score and create, but the greatest pleasure is winning and having three points on the board. I’m really happy today.

About switching with Martin Odegaard from the penalty spot…

It was beautiful. Martin is a top player, he has been playing so well since his return and wanted to take the penalty today to score a goal. I like to give him the ball because he always gives me the ball. We have a good connection and as I said, let’s keep this shape.

On Arsenal’s attacking play with Odegaard in the team…

I definitely think in the last three games we’ve gotten back to our best, back to our best style of play, we’re fluid, we’re dynamic and you can see the movements, the rotations, everything looks good. We have to keep it up, we played three good games, but we know that’s not enough in this league. We have a big game against Manchester United on Wednesday so we are prepared for that and will try to do the same.