Bukayo Saka, who has began Arsenal’s final 87 Premier League video games, might be a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League match towards Man City after limping off towards Lens on Tuesday; watch Arsenal vs Man City dwell on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says ahead Bukayo Saka’s damage is “a worry” forward of Sunday’s Premier League match towards Man City – dwell on Sky Sports.

Saka limped off holding his leg throughout Arsenal’s Champions League Group B match at French aspect Lens on Tuesday evening.

The 22-year-old was changed by Fabio Vieira within the thirty fourth minute, having arrange the opening purpose of the sport for Gabriel Jesus to develop into the primary participant in Europe’s high 5 leagues to register 5 targets and assists this season.

When requested in regards to the damage by Norway’s TV 2 Sport, Arteta replied: “It doesn’t look good.”

Arteta added: “He tried to backheel a ball within the first half. He felt one thing. It was muscular. He was uncomfortable and we needed to take him off.

“We don’t know anything more than that. It was big enough not to allow him to play the rest of the game and that is a worry for us.”

Arteta was then requested if Saka can be out there to face City, and he replied: “I haven’t a clue. I don’t know”.

Saka has been an ever-present for Arsenal, beginning of their final 87 Premier League video games consecutively, a membership file which dates again to May 2021.

He had suffered a foot damage which compelled him off late in Saturday’s 4-0 league win at Bournemouth however was deemed match sufficient to start out on Tuesday evening.

When requested if he had any regrets in selecting Saka towards Lens, Arteta mentioned: “No. It was a knock that he had the other day and he was perfectly fine. It was a backheel, an action that can produce that kind of injury. Let’s see what the extent of it is and afterwards it’s too late.

“The previous few have been extra knocks than anything. He hasn’t actually missed video games. We gave him a break towards Brentford final week and that was all.”

The England worldwide’s health shall be a key focus forward of Sunday’s sport between the 2 sides who fought it out for the Premier League title final season.

Treble-winners City brushed Arsenal apart of their final league assembly, beating the Gunners 4-1 on the Etihad in April earlier than happening to assert their third consecutive league crown.

Why Saka is so essential to Arsenal

Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz:

Almost everybody else might be changed: Arsenal can not afford to lose Bukayo Saka to damage.

Exactly why the England winger is so indispensable to Arsenal was seen of their defeat at Lens. As quickly as Saka got here off, the Gunners had a flat tyre.

Saka is the participant with probably the most one-on-ones within the Premier League this season – he relentlessly explores these particular person duels with the full-back, and averages 14 per Premier League sport.

But on Tuesday evening, his alternative, Fabio Vieira, tried to get round his man solely as soon as.

It is identical on the opposite aspect: Gabriel Martinelli has comparable numbers to Saka. Leandro Trossard is an enough alternative for the Brazilian, however Sunday’s go to of Manchester City calls for greater than enough.

Mikel Arteta is aware of it too. “The two wingers that we are missing, they give us a lot of threat,” he mentioned after the defeat to Lens. “And it’s different to other qualities we have in the squad.”

It feels that Arsenal’s hopes of beating Man City on Sunday might be decided by the group information…