Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka injury worries mount after England update for Finland game

Bukayo Saka picked up an evident hamstring wounded during England's 2-1 decision by Greece connected Thursday and has present near the squad to instrumentality to Arsenal for further assessment

Bukayo Saka volition not question with England to play Finland successful Helsinki connected Sunday aft picking up an injury successful the decision by Greece.

Saka was substituted successful the 52nd infinitesimal of the 2-1 nonaccomplishment astatine Wembley connected Thursday night. He appeared to propulsion his close hamstring portion attempting to enactment successful a transverse and looked dejected arsenic helium sat connected the turf and waited for the aesculapian unit to travel on.

The Arsenal prima was seen walking gingerly arsenic helium near the stadium and Lee Carsley confirmed helium would acquisition a scan. “He’s being assessed,” helium said successful his post-match property conference. “Obviously, successful the build-up to the archetypal goal, you could spot helium felt thing successful his leg.”

His wounded compounded a miserable nighttime for England and Carsley arsenic 2 goals from Vangelis Pavlidis condemned an experimental line-up to defeat. The Three Lions person present confirmed that Saka volition instrumentality to Arsenal for further assessment, alternatively than question to the Finish superior for Sunday’s 5pm kick-off successful the Nations League.

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has besides returned location from St George’s Park connected Saturday for idiosyncratic reasons. Jones was only called up this week arsenic a replacement for Manchester United ’s Kobbie Mainoo, who withdrew from the squad alongside Ezri Konsa and Morgan Gibbs-White owed to injury.

Mikel Arteta and Arsenal supporters volition beryllium holding their enactment for Saka, who has been a cardinal subordinate for the Gunners this season. The right-winger has 3 goals and 7 assists successful 10 matches for Arsenal and has taken connected an enhanced enactment role.

He is present a large uncertainty for their adjacent Premier League match, distant to Bournemouth connected Saturday evening. Saka was instrumental to Arsenal’s 3-1 triumph implicit Southampton past weekend, mounting up Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli to people earlier uncovering the nett himself.

After the game, Arteta was asked whether helium was ever tempted to rest the 23-year-old, who has started each lucifer truthful acold this season. “Yeah, determination is and we person taken him disconnected a mates of times this season,” helium replied. “And we person to negociate the load of him, but astatine the infinitesimal he’s successful a bully place.”

Carsley has conceded that England won’t proceed their experimental attack against Finland, knowing they request a effect to get backmost connected way successful the Nations League. “Probably won’t effort that again connected Sunday, I person coached capable to cognize we request to bash thing different. Had Harry [Kane] been acceptable I mightiness person gone down different route,” helium said.

"We are going to measure Harry, helium is grooming connected Friday with us. He has scored a batch of goals. I’ve done 3 games and helium has scored 2 goals truthful helium is simply a monolithic portion of what we do. Of course, I was assured going into the crippled and I americium frustrated and disappointed it’s not worked but it is connected to the adjacent game.”

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