‘We’ll send the MRI’ – Arteta hits back at Saka injury doubters as Arsenal star scores after missing England duty

MIKEL ARTETA says helium volition nonstop a scan of Bukayo Saka’s wounded to anyone claiming the winger was acceptable for England duty.

Three Lions skipper Harry Kane questioned the commitment of immoderate players aft Saka and 8 others withdrew from the latest squad.

Saka scored for Arsenal connected Saturday aft recovering from his thigh injury.

Boss Arteta said: “We tin nonstop them the MRI scan, it’s precise simple.”

Saka scored 1 and made 1 successful the 3-0 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest.

Arteta added: “The connection was precise wide betwixt the aesculapian unit of Arsenal and the nationalist team.

“He needed clip to heal. He has done 1 grooming session.”

Saka and club-mate Declan Rice were named successful Lee Carsley’s archetypal 26-man squad for the Nations League games against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.

Both had travel disconnected successful the 1-1 gully astatine Chelsea.

Arsenal sent Saka for a scan and the results were shared with England’s aesculapian squad who said the subordinate should stay with the Gunners for treatment.

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Rice pulled retired arsenic helium was playing with a breached toe.

Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill besides withdrew, arsenic did Manchester City’s Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, positive Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite — those 5 each played for their clubs yesterday.

Southampton’s Aaron Ramsdale (finger) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (thigh) of Liverpool besides called disconnected Three Lions duty.

Kane, who was himself carrying a knock, did not fell his disappointment.

He had said: “England comes earlier anything. It comes earlier club.”

Palmer, 22, played 90 minutes earlier and aft the planetary break.

But his Blues brag Enzo Maresca denies Chelsea are pressuring him to enactment nine earlier country.

He snapped: “Absolutely not. I’m not reasoning astir Harry Kane, oregon what he’s saying.”