Arsenal’s harm considerations deepened additional on Saturday Evening Soccer as Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard have been taken off towards Leeds.
Gunners captain Odegaard went down below a problem within the first half and suffered a shoulder harm, coming off having initially performed on.
Arsenal’s woes worsened within the second half when Saka – who had scored Arsenal’s second objective on the stroke of half-time – went down with a problem in his left hamstring.
The England worldwide missed 4 months of final season with a critical hamstring harm, and was changed by Leandro Trossard within the 53rd minute.
“Martin felt one thing in his shoulder when he landed,” mentioned Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who added the captain would have a scan on Sunday.
“Bukayo, carrying the ball, felt one thing in his hamstring. I feel it is the opposite one, not the identical because the earlier harm.
“He felt one thing sprinting, that is by no means a great signal. We’ve got to talk to the medical doctors [on Sunday]. Let’s wait.”
Reacting to Saka’s harm, Gary Neville mentioned on co-commentary on Sky Sports activities: “You may learn his lips. He mentioned: ‘Oh my God’. That is one thing he does not like. It is a robust begin, he is a tricky child. He does not go down injured simply, if ever.”
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And Sky Sports activities’ Nick Wright added: “Saka appears to be like nervous as he goes off. So do the Arsenal followers round us. There are just a few phrases within the ear of Arteta and his assistant, then it is down the tunnel, shaking his head as he goes.”
As soon as once more, the harm points for Arsenal are piling up forward of an early season showdown with Liverpool subsequent weekend, reside on Tremendous Sunday.
Kai Havertz had already been dominated out forward of the sport towards Leeds, though the extent of his harm has not but been revealed.
“In two weeks, already we misplaced Kai [Havertz], Bukayo, Martin,” mentioned Arteta. “It reveals how effectively geared up it’s important to be on this league.”
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Summer season signing Christian Norgaard can also be but to make his debut as he continues to get well from an harm, whereas Ben White didn’t cross a late health check for Saturday’s sport.
Jurrien Timber’s minutes are persevering with to be managed – though he scored twice and assisted towards Leeds – whereas Gabriel Jesus continues his restoration from an ACL harm.
The harm considerations come after a jubilant pre-match introduction of Eberechi Eze, who was launched to the house crowd carrying the No 10 shirt after signing from Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Redknapp: Eze may put Odegaard below strain
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Redknapp:
“They want Eze. He might begin at Anfield. I want to see him play centrally. It may very well be tough for him to play broad. Proper now the participant below a little bit little bit of strain is Martin Odegaard. He’ll be Eze considering he may very well be an issue for me. When you requested Eze, he’d need to play centrally.
“There are many gamers that may are available however there’s just one Bukayo Saka. When he had surgical procedure on his different hamstring, it deflated the entire group – they weren’t the identical and misplaced a objective menace. He was their talisman. Saka is the one which when he will get the ball all the pieces can be alright. To not have him at Anfield can be a serious blow.”
