Arsenal injury news: Lee Carsley provides Bukayo Saka update after England scare

arsenal have suffered another injury problem related to an international break, as Bukayo Saka was forced off the field England‘s shock 1-2 defeat in the UEFA Nations League to Greece.

The September break was particularly painful for the Gunners boss Mikel Artetawho has experienced both Martin Odegaard And Riccardo Calafiori sustained injuries while representing their countries last month.

Arteta’s prayers for an injury-free international break in October were already unanswered when Saka cautiously stalked off the field at Wembley on Thursday evening, shortly after the Greeks had taken the lead.

The 23-year-old appeared to be holding on to the back of his thigh as he hobbled off and was replaced by Chelsea Noni MaduekeHis participation in Sunday’s game against Finland is also highly questionable.

Lee Carsley was asked about Saka’s condition in his post-match press conference and the England interim coach confirmed that the Arsenal man had felt “something” in his leg, a worrying admission from the 50-year-old.

Carsley confirms that Saka felt “something” in his leg

“He is being examined, he felt something in his leg” 🚨

England interim coach Lee Carsley speaks about Bukayo Saka being forced off due to injury in the defeat to Greece. pic.twitter.com/B5NtTx7LqT

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 10, 2024

Asked if Saka’s withdrawal was forced and not precautionary, Carsley replied: “Yes. He’s being examined, but yeah, obviously you could see in the lead-up to the goal that he felt something in his leg.”

Saka was part of a revamped attacking line-up for England at Wembley as Carsley opted against promotion despite the absence of Harry Kane from the starting XI Ollie Watkins or Dominic Solanke to the first XI.

Instead, Saka, Jew Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer And Anthony Gordon It all started, but England could barely prevail against Greece and deservedly conceded a goal Vangelis Pavlidis hit.

But just like against Slovakia at Euro 2024, Bellingham appears to have saved the day for England, scoring the late equalizer and scoring a dangerous first-time goal from the hand of the Greek goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos.

However, the pirate ship was not prepared to leave with just a point and Pavlidis grabbed his second point in stoppage time to give the 2004 European champions an emotionally charged victory George Baldock‘s death.

How could Arsenal cope without Saka?

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It’s far too early to say how long Saka will be sidelined, but considering he was seen clutching the back of his leg, it’s safe to assume he has some degree of injury to his leg Thigh muscles have tightened.

Even the mildest hamstring strains can take a few weeks to heal, potentially ruling Saka out of games against Bournemouth (October 19) and Shakhtar Donetsk (October 22), and it remains to be seen whether he will be able to face Liverpool on October 27 as well .October.

Two of Saka’s approved replacements left the club this summer – Fabio Vieira Move to Porto on loan and Reiss Nelson Moves to Fulham on a temporary basis – but his possible absence could be foreseeable Ethan Nwaneri to stake his claim to a starting role.

Alternatively, Chelsea loan player Raheem Sterling provides a more experienced option on the right for Arsenal, who already have Odegaard. Ben White, Jurrien Timber, Kai Havertz And Kieran Tierney injured.

Thomas Partey was also forced to leave the Ghana camp medical problemsBut Arsenal are reportedly optimistic about fitness both the midfielder and Havertz, who left the German squad due to knee problems.

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