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In today's Arsenal injury news, we will assess the likelihood of Bukayo Saka playing against Liverpool. We outline Mikel Arteta's comments and any updates from trusted sources.
Over the October international break, Arsenal suffered some unfortunate injury news. Bukayo Saka was forced to be omitted from the first game for England and he missed the second entirely.
Since the international break, Bukayo Saka has not featured for Arsenal. The Gunners have played in the Premier League and the Champions League, with Bukayo Saka missing two matches for Arsenal.
So, what is the latest Arsenal injury news ahead of the Liverpool match?
What injury does Bukayo Saka have?
The Athletic report that Bukayo Saka has a hamstring injury. The Arsenal attacker was subbed off for England in the international break. While he was subbed off, he was seen holding his hamstring.
As it stands, the hamstring injury has forced Bukayo Saka to miss two matches for Arsenal and one match for England.
When will Bukayo Saka return from injury?
According to Mikel Arteta, Bukayo Saka is already on the mend. The Spanish boss confirmed on Friday 25 October that Bukayo Saka is back to training on grass.
However, the likelihood of Bukayo Saka playing against Liverpool this weekend remains to be seen. It is Arteta's aim, however, he cannot say with certainty what progress Saka will make between now and Sunday.
In his own words, Mikel Arteta said: " done a bit of training on the grass. How far we can get him to Sunday is another question. We have another day which is the good thing but we will see."
Conflicting reports showed that Bukayo Saka was not involved in training on Friday morning. This was broken by Sky Sports News.
Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber not in training today ahead of Sunday's game against Liverpool ❌ pic.twitter.com/iO2KFRrv04
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 25, 2024
However, there could be a few reasons for this. Firstly, the video only showed a snippet of training - Bukayo Saka might have trained outside of that snippet being recorded. Otherwise, he might have been training in isolation for his specific rehab.
Mikel Arteta said that Bukayo Saka is training, after all.
Who can replace Bukayo Saka at Arsenal?
Raheem Sterling is the preferred option to replace Bukayo Saka, if he is not fit. The loaned signing from Chelsea was involved in action for Arsenal in the last Premier League lineup.
Is Bukayo Saka available for Fantasy Football?
Mikel Arteta notroriously gives little away. He is uncertain whether or not Bukayo Saka is available this week. While it's in Arteta's best interest to play Saka, he cannot guarantee his match fitness at this stage.