Bukayo Saka scored his 50th Premier League goal for Arsenal, and he did so when he was younger than Thierry Henry.
Saka scored Arsenalthe opener against Liverpoolmaking him the youngest player to reach the half-century in the club's history at 23 years and 52 days.
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Henry joined the club at the age of 22 in 1999, and was 24 years and 128 days old when he scored his 50th goal for the Gunners.
Ironically, Henry also reached the milestone against Liverpool.
Arsenal beat the Reds 2-1 at Anfield in 2001, and Henry scored from the penalty spot in that match.
Freddie Ljungberg scored the winning goal and Jari Litmanen scored the consolation goal for the hosts.
Henry is Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 228 goals. He scored 175 of those goals in the Premier League.
Saka has beaten other Arsenal legends to become the youngest to score 50 Premier League goals.
Theo Walcot He was 26 years and 69 days old when he did it in 2015 against West Bromwich Albion.
Meanwhile, Robin van Persie He was 27 years and 162 days after scoring his 50th goal against West Ham in 2011.
The youngest player to reach the age of 50 in the Premier League for any club is Robbie Fowler.
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At 20 years and 252 days, the Liverpool star achieved the feat against manchester united.
Overall, Saka is seventh on the list of youngest players to have reached the age of 50, behind the England icons. Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney.
After Saka's first goal, Liverpool Virgil van Dijk Nine minutes later he equalized his team with a header.
However, the Gunners regained the lead in the closing moments of the first half when Mikel Merino headed in Declan Rice's free-kick from the right.
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