Relief For Arsenal With Bukayo Saka’s Injury Not As Bad As First Feared

Arsenal person received a boost aft it emerged that Bukayo Saka’s hamstring wounded is not arsenic important arsenic first feared.

Saka was withdrawn successful nan 2nd half of Arsenal’s 5-0 Premier League triumph against Leeds astatine nan Emirates Stadium connected Saturday.

The England world missed 3 and a half months of past play pursuing room connected his correct hamstring and nan interest was that he could look a akin layoff aft he hobbled disconnected pinch a near hamstring issue. While it remains unclear erstwhile Saka will return to nan fold, nan early indications are thought to beryllium affirmative for nan 23-year-old – and it is understood that it is not anticipated he will beryllium sidelined for a akin timeframe arsenic past season.

Arsenal, who person won some of their matches truthful far, caput to Anfield adjacent Sunday to look nan Premier League champions Liverpool.

Martin Ødegaard, nan Arsenal captain, was besides substituted successful nan triumph against Leeds aft he fell awkwardly connected his correct shoulder. He was withdrawn from a instrumentality signing arena astatine nan Emirates Stadium connected Monday arsenic he focuses connected his recovery. But, for illustration Saka, it is not expected that nan Norway world will look a sustained play distant from action.

Meanwhile, nan caller Arsenal signing Eberechi Eze will create “magic moments” and return nan nine to a different level, nan manager, Mikel Arteta, has claimed. Eze was presented to nan Emirates Stadium crowd successful nan minutes earlier Arsenal’s demolition occupation of Leeds which fired nan Gunners to an early show of nan Premier League summit.

Arteta said of his latest recruit: “He [Eze] has nan capacity to create these magic moments. He tin do it from different positions, different situations. He’s sewage that flair and he’s sewage that charisma astir him that is very contagious.

“It shows really overmuch we want to return this nine to a different level. His talent is unquestionable. He’s knowledgeable successful this league. The characteristic is unbelievable. He tin play different positions. We cognize he tin play arsenic an attacking midfielder, correct aliases left. He doesn’t care. And you tin show that what happened connected that transportation [before nan game] meant nan world to him truthful I americium delighted to person him.”

Eze is nan seventh caller look astatine nan Emirates Stadium this summertime amid a £250m spending spree which leaves Arteta equipped pinch what he believes is nan astir complete broadside of his adjacent six years successful charge.