The Crystal Palace player has been in impressive form recently.
Crystal Palace face Arsenal away on Saturday, with Roy Hodgson’s side looking to further bolster their chances of Premier League survival.
While Arsenal have often been woeful in away fixtures this season, they have been considerably better at home, winning eight of the eleven games that they have played in the Premier League at Emirates Stadium.
Palace, however, are capable of causing major problems for the Arsenal defence, and will note how the Gunners crumbled under pressure in their defeat away to Bournemouth last weekend.
Bakary Sako will especially relish playing against Arsenal, with the 29-year-old having been in fine form since returning from injury.
Sako possesses pace and power in abundance and has scored four goals in his last seven games across all competitions.
Although he is capable of operating in various attacking positions, Sako could especially excel if he was deployed as a striker in a two-man attack against Arsenal.
If he was given freedom to run directly at the Arsenal defence then Sako could really thrive, especially as the Gunners’ backline often lacks cohesion.
Palace know that even taking a point from this weekend’s game will be a difficult task but if Sako starts up front then they could prevail.
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