I'll keep gambling with fitness for England - Saka

Saka, who will make his 50th appearance for England in his next match, played 27 minutes of England's warm-up game against Costa Rica as the forward's game-time was managed by Tuchel. The winger was taken off in the Champions League final as Arsenal lost to Paris-St Germain in Budapest with the scores level at the time of his substitution. Saka's performance in that match was criticised, but when asked if he found it frustrating being judged while not 100% fit, he said it is a "gamble" he is willing to take. "Yeah, but I think as players it's the biggest gamble, especially if you're not feeling your sharpest. You have the choice whether you don't play or you put yourself out there knowing that people are going to judge you the same," Saka said. "And at the end of the day people don't really care how you're feeling, they expect you to deliver, they expect you to perform. "I'm happy to take that gamble and it paid off I'd say, and I'm going to continue doing that - but like I said I'm feeling a lot better than I did in March and I'm ready to go, so I'm excited." Saka is competing for a starting spot on the right wing with Arsenal team-mate Noni Madueke, but says that despite competing for game-time for club and country they want the best for each other. "It's quite unique, two players that play in the same position to be as close as we are," Saka said. "I don't really know how it works, but it works. Noni is like my brother on and off the pitch. …