Mikel Arteta offers update on Bukayo Saka hamstring injury: ‘It’s not good news’

Bukayo Saka suffered a awesome wounded scare aft being forced disconnected during Arsenal’s 5-1 triumph against Crystal Palace.

The England winger was near successful existent symptom aft a dense tackle earlier being replaced by Leandro Trossard conscionable 23 minutes into the match. The 23-year-old was seen sitting connected the Selhurst Park turf and clutching the backmost of his correct leg.

Following the crippled Gunners leader Mikel Arteta provided an update connected Saka’s information saying it was ‘not bully news’ but that it was excessively early to find really superior the wounded is.

Speaking successful his station lucifer question and reply pinch Sky Sports Arteta said: “I don’t cognize [how superior the wounded is] but he had to travel off. He felt something, it’s not bully news obviously. We person to measure him and wait.”

The head past added that Saka’s substitution was a ‘precaution’ erstwhile speaking to the BBC’s Match of the Day programme.

Saka suffered a akin wounded earlier successful the play while playing for England successful their conclusion to Greece successful October. The wounded yet kept him retired for complete a month, missing 9 games successful total.

And now a caller setback puts Saka successful uncertainty for Arsenal’s conflict pinch Ipswich Town connected 27 December, pinch Brentford adjacent up connected New Year’s Day.

The Gunners look Brighton conscionable 3 days aft taking connected the Bees, meaning Saka could miss aggregate games.

“He put his manus up consecutive away,” said Sky Sports co-commentator Jamie Carragher. “I cognize he gets a small spot of ridicule astatine times for going down excessively much. But it looks for illustration a problem.

“It will only beryllium a problem for Arsenal if it’s serious. It looked for illustration his hamstring erstwhile he tried to put a transverse successful and it sewage blocked.”

Arsenal took attraction of business without their talisman though, acknowledgment to a Gabriel Jesus double, his 4th and 5th goals this week aft a hat-trick against the Eagles successful the Carabao Cup, pinch Kai Havertz besides connected the scoresheet.

Arteta’s broadside moved 3 clear successful the 2nd half aft Gabriel Martinelli’s onslaught earlier Declan Rice’s long-range effort made it 5 precocious on, cutting the spread to leaders Liverpool to 3 points, having played 2 other games.