Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has suffered an damage scare forward of the Chelsea match. The winger, who has solely not too long ago recovered from an issue, was noticed heading down the tunnel early in the course of the Gunners’ pre-match heat up earlier than re-emerging to work alone with a health coach.
The 21-year-old suffered an damage final day out towards Nottingham Forest however has been recalled to the group by Mikel Arteta after taking part in simply 27 minutes for his or her Europa League win over FC Zurich midweek.
Saka has been excellent for Arsenal to this point this season and Arteta will hope the England worldwide will be capable to shrug off any health points and be capable to play a big portion of at the moment’s crunch match. But some followers will undoubtedly be involved about Saka’s situation after he was seen disappearing down the tunnel in the course of the warm-up.
The winger was not seen for a couple of minutes earlier than coming again out to work individually with a health coach and finally rejoined the remainder of the group forward of kick-off.
Arsenal icon Ian Wright had expressed fears over Saka forward of the match with Chelsea. “It was unhappy to see, you take a look at Arsenal and individuals are already saying he ought to have been rested by now,” Wright mentioned on The Kelly & Wrighty Show
“It was a clumsy fall he had [against Nottingham Forest], he opened his knee up, the signal is at all times when somebody is coming off how offended they’re, how despondent they’re, we noticed with Varane how he was, Saka got here off with a little bit bit extra of an anger, he was actually dissatisfied, he regarded actually vexed about it.
“I feel if Emile Smith Rowe was match, he [Saka] would’ve received extra of a relaxation. We simply haven’t received the depth, we nonetheless haven’t put groups away sufficient within the Europa League to have the ability to relaxation, we’ve to play him, whereas you in all probability would’ve thought he’d get rested towards Zurich.
“He’s so harmful now. He’s getting fouled quite a bit, he’s getting quite a bit our bodies round him, you at all times fear about him. It is a fear as a result of we’re not 1,000,000 miles away from the World Cup, and extra importantly he’s in good type which is what Arsenal want in the meanwhile.”
Despite the damage scare, Saka nonetheless began the sport however Arteta could also be pressured into an early change if the ahead aggravates the issue once more, which might solely be a lift to Chelsea.
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