Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, was worried after the injury of his winger Bukayo Saka during the defeat at Lens (2-1) on Tuesday in the Champions League. The Gunners face Manchester City this weekend in the Premier League.
Arsenal had a bad night on two counts on Tuesday evening. Beaten in Lens (2-1) during the second day of the Champions League, the Gunners also lost their star Bukayo Saka, who went out in the 33rd minute of play (replaced by Fabio Vieira). And Mikel Arteta did not spread very good news about the England international’s state of form at the end of the meeting.
“It doesn’t look very good,” the Spaniard told a Norwegian journalist.
At a press conference, the Spanish manager accepted his choice to field the England international despite his warnings against Tottenham and Bournemouth.
“Something muscular”
“No, it was a blow he received the other day and he was perfectly fine,” he confided. “He received a blow to the heel, an action that can produce this type of injury. The last few moments were more blows than anything else. He hasn’t really missed any games. We gave him a break against Brentford (in the Carabao Cup) last week and that’s it.”
“He tried to backheel a ball in the first half and felt something muscular,” Arteta added. “He felt uncomfortable continuing, so we had to replace him. We don’t know any more. It was big enough that it wouldn’t allow him to continue playing and that’s a concern for us.”
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Nothing has yet filtered out on the duration of the winger’s absence. “He was really looking forward to playing like all the players,” Arteta insisted. “It was a big night in the Champions League. I drew up a picture of the type of scenario we were going to face today and they knew it everyone. But it’s so difficult to win away in the Champions League. Today we learn a big lesson.” Arsenal host Manchester City this weekend in the Premier League.
2023-10-04 07:19:13
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