Arsenal receive Bukayo Saka injury update as Mikel Arteta faces nervous wait
The latest Arsenal injury news as Bukayo Saka emerges a potential fitness concern after England's 2-1 defeat to Greece in the Nations League on Thursday night.
by Mark Wakefield · football.londonLee Carsley has confirmed that Bukayo Saka will undergo further assessment after suffering an injury scare during England's surprising 2-1 defeat to Greece.
The Arsenal star was handed a start by Carsley, the Three Lions interim manager, for the Nations League fixture at Wembley Stadium on Thursday night.
However, Saka was unable to complete the full match and he was withdrawn in the 50th minute as he limped off the pitch before being replaced by Chelsea forward Noni Madueke.
Saka appeared to be in some discomfort with his potential leg injury, which was seemingly confirmed by manager Carsley after the full-time whistle had sounded.
England's interim confirmed that Saka would undergo further tests to discover the extent of the injury.
"He's being assessed," Carsley told reporters during his post-match press conference at Wembley Stadium - when he was asked about Saka's potential injury setback.
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"In the build-up to the first goal, you could see that he had felt something in his leg."
Mikel Arteta will now face a nervous wait to discover the extent of Saka's injury, and if the Arsenal No.7 will be sidelined for any length of time.
England still have one more Nations League fixture to play during the international break, which comes against Finland on Sunday. It remains to be seen if Saka will be available for that match, with an update expected in the coming days - from either his club side or country.
Arteta and his team will be hoping that the potential injury to Saka is not serious ahead of the return to Premier League action next week. Arsenal travel to face Bournemouth on October 19 before hosting Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League a few days later.
Arsenal are already dealing with injuries to first-team players such as captain Martin Odegaard, Ben White, Jurrien Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kieran Tierney. In addition to Saka, Germany player Kai Havertz has also emerged as a potential fitness concern with a knee injury which forced him to withdrawn from October's international break.
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