Bukayo Saka set for scan as Arsenal nervously await update after England injury blow

Bukayo Saka is owed to acquisition a scan arsenic Arsenal hold to larn the grade of the wounded that forced him disconnected during England’s decision by Greece.

The Gunners winger was substituted six minutes into the 2nd fractional of Thursday night’s daze 2-1 nonaccomplishment astatine Wembley and near the transportation holding the backmost of his close leg.

England interim brag Lee Carsley confirmed aft the match that Saka had to beryllium taken disconnected aft feeling immoderate discomfort successful the build-up to Greece’s archetypal goal, which came a fewer minutes earlier helium was substituted.

“He’s being assessed,” said Carsley. “In the build-up to the archetypal goal, you could spot helium felt thing successful his leg.”

Saka is present acceptable to acquisition a scan and a further update connected his fittingness is expected connected Saturday, erstwhile Carsley volition clasp a property league up of England’s adjacent Nations League clash successful Finland connected Sunday.

The winger looks to beryllium a superior uncertainty for that crippled aft limping disconnected against Greece and Arsenal volition beryllium hoping helium has not suffered immoderate large damage.

The Gunners suffered a large stroke during the past planetary interruption erstwhile skipper Martin Odegaard injured his ankle playing for Norway.

Odegaard has not played since past and has been working connected his recovery astatine Arsenal’s London Colney grooming crushed to get backmost to afloat fitness.

Arsenal are adjacent successful enactment aft the existent planetary interruption erstwhile they question to Bournemouth connected October 19, earlier hosting Shakhtar Donetsk successful the Champions League 3 days later. Mikel Arteta’s broadside past person a immense crippled against Liverpool astatine the Emirates Stadium connected October 27.