Bukayo Saka injury: Mikel Arteta gives update as Arsenal sweat on star’s fitness ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk clash

TEN-MAN Arsenal suffered their archetypal decision of the play arsenic superb Bournemouth dealt them a South Coast setback.

The Gunners travelled to look Andoni Iraola's men having won 5 and drawn 3 of their opening 8 matches this term.

But their task was made a tricky 1 when William Saliba was shown a reddish card on the half-hour.

Ryan Christie brilliantly fired the hosts into a deserved pb pursuing a well-worked acceptable portion regular 20 minutes from time.

Justin Kluivert past sealed his side's unthinkable 2-0 triumph from the punishment spot connected 79 minutes.

Here's however SunSport rated each Gunners performer connected the day.

DAVID RAYA - 5
Was fortunate to get distant with 1 mediocre walk retired from the backmost aboriginal on. Made amends for different mistake by redeeming smartly with the legs to contradict Marcus Tavernier aft initially spilling a Semenyo cross-cum-shot earlier clumsily conceding the penalty.

BEN WHITE - 4
England outcast was backmost successful the squad aft 4 games out, but did not look 100 per cent acceptable and recovered it pugnacious going containing the lively Antoine Semenyo down the Bournemouth near successful the archetypal fractional and Dango Ouattara successful the second.

WILLIAM SALIBA - 3
Usually calm and collected nether unit but paid the terms for a uncommon infinitesimal of panic erstwhile helium hauled down Bournemouth striker Evanilson to get himself sent disconnected and volition miss adjacent weekend’s crunch clash astatine location to rubric rivals Liverpool arsenic a result.

GABRIEL - 5
Given the captain’s armband successful the lack of the stricken Bukayo Saka, but not astatine his commanding best, particularly aft losing centre-back spouse Saliba. Did not truly measurement up to the enactment plate.

RICCARDO CALAFIORI - 6
Did a amended occupation containing Semenyo erstwhile Bournemouth’s dangerman switched wings astatine half-time than White did successful the archetypal half, but incapable to person his accustomed power going forward.

THOMAS PARTEY - 5
Back successful his accepted cardinal midfield berth aft being utilized arsenic an exigency close backmost successful the 3-1 triumph implicit Southampton. Was 2nd champion up against Bournemouth’s awesome Lewis Cook.

DECLAN RICE - 5
Another of Arsenal’s planetary contingent who looked sluggish aft the interruption from home duty. Struggled to enforce himself connected the crippled successful midfield and incapable to get guardant arsenic overmuch arsenic helium usually does. Did his spot dropping into the back-line aft Saliba’s dismissal.

RAHEEM STERLING - 4
Former England antheral was deployed connected the close helping successful spot of the injured Bukayo Saka and gave the shot distant a fewer times erstwhile successful promising positions earlier being sacrificed aft the Saliba reddish card.

MIKEL MERINO - 5
Finally capable to marque his afloat Premier League debut aft an injury-affected commencement to his Arsenal vocation and showed immoderate bully touches. Also fired into the side-netting with the visitors’ champion archetypal fractional opening.

LEANDRO TROSSARD - 4
Started the crippled good but sold Saliba abbreviated with a mediocre backmost walk that led to the reddish paper and disappeared from the enactment aft that earlier being subbed soon aft the half-hour mark.

KAI HAVERTZ - 5
The German chopped an isolated fig up front, particularly aft Arsenal were reduced to 10 men, but worked tirelessly for the squad without ever looking similar adding to his tally of scoring successful the erstwhile 4 games successful each competitions.

SUBSTITUTES
Jakub Kiwior (for Sterling, 37) - 4

Gabriel Martinelli (for Trossard, 64) - 5

Gabriel Jesus (for Kiwior, 81) - N/A

Ethan Nwaneri (for Merino, 81) - N/A