Bukayo Saka injury has Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta worried

Mikel Arteta is “very worried” astir Bukayo Saka aft the England winger was forced disconnected successful the 24th infinitesimal of Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace.

Saka was filmed leaving Selhurst Park connected crutches, souring what had been a broad 2nd triumph complete the Eagles successful 4 days aft Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick secured Arsenal transition to the Carabao Cup semi-finals connected Wednesday night.

Jesus scored doubly this time, either broadside of Ismaila Sarr’s onslaught successful an breathtaking first 15 minutes, pinch Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and the returning Declan Rice besides uncovering the nett arsenic the Gunners moved wrong 3 points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

But the attraction aft the lucifer was connected Saka.

“He felt thing successful his hamstring,” Arteta said. “He couldn’t continue. He will person to beryllium assessed, truthful I’m beautiful worried astir that one.

“It’s very difficult to (give a prognosis) now. They person tested him wrong but it’s very difficult to opportunity really bad it is.

“We mislaid Raheem (Sterling) yesterday, we don’t cognize for really agelong arsenic well, truthful to suffer 2 players successful 24 hours is not good.

“Unfortunately pinch the magnitude of games that we are playing, each 3 days pinch this schedule, it doesn’t astonishment me, but the squad will respond to that.”

Jesus, who was successful the starting line-up, has now scored 7 times this year, pinch 5 coming successful the past 72 hours against Palace.

“That’s the beauty of football,” said Arteta.  “Things change. I deliberation he scored the aforesaid magnitude successful 45 appearances and now successful 2 days, 3 days almost.

“He scored 5 goals and he could person scored a hat-trick coming again. Great in installments to him, because he’s put truthful overmuch activity into it, truthful overmuch belief into what he does, and he was patient, and he sewage rewarded.”

Liverpool person 2 games successful manus complete Arteta’s side, the first against Tottenham connected Sunday, while second-placed Chelsea person 1 constituent much and person played 1 fixture less than the Gunners.

Asked what the quality was betwixt Saturday’s travel to southbound London and past week’s goalless tie pinch Everton, Arteta replied: “That we were objective today. I deliberation successful galore things we were amended the different time but this is football.

“We were truthful objective today, we were truthful bully astatine scoring successful different phases for illustration we want to do and we didn’t concede much realistically because David (Raya) had 2 awesome saves arsenic good and we person to beryllium honorable astir that.”