Mikel Arteta provides injury update on Bukayo Saka ahead of Everton Premier League clash
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Saka will miss the game against Everton.
Mikel Arteta has revealed Bukayo Saka’s injury resistance has waned. The coach hinted the Arsenal winger has paid the price for a gruelling fixture calendar.
Saka will definitely miss Saturday’s game with Everton. It is thought that Arsenal fear it might be a grade-two rupture that could potentially keep him out for up to six weeks.
Bukayo Saka had an Achilles injury which troubled him in the second part of last season and during the World Cup, extending a disheartening run of physical problems in recent campaigns.
He has also had hamstring, hip and thigh ailments. Asked if he is not as good as he used to be at handling a hard workload, Arteta alluded to the demands put on players with the current football schedule.
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“Well, it’s certainly been different in the last year or so,” Arteta admitted.
He further added: “Obviously the demands that we are putting to every player are immense. The amount of games, the intensity of those matches, the international competitions, the times as well between games are getting narrower.”
“So look at us now, we have to play on Sunday afternoon, then we have to go away, we have to play on Wednesday evening, then we have to play on Saturday. So you go less than 66-67 hours between games.”
“On top of everything that we are putting, every hour is important. If they can support all the demands that we are putting to the players in that sense, that would be as well really appreciated from everybody.”
Saka will miss Arsenal’s home game against Everton. But how many more games he misses after that is still to be determined.
Mikel Arteta on Saka’s current injury situation: “It doesn’t look good. Bukayo has another MRI this afternoon because he had quite a lot of fluid in the area so it was difficult to understand the extent of the injury, but we’ll know more probably tomorrow. Again, we need a few more scans and opinions from specialist.”
Which injury has Bukayo Saka suffered?
He has picked up a quad injury.
How long will Bukayo Saka be out?
He is likely to be out for six weeks.
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