Saka objective a 'lovely second' but injury anxieties for Arsenal

Saka objective a 'lovely second' but injury anxieties for Arsenal

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Mikel Arteta will never consider his undesirable luck.

In the same recreation as essential participant Bukayo Saka scored on his long-awaited return from damage, the Arsenal manager dropped A different in centre-again Gabriel right before their Champions League quarter-final towards Actual Madrid following 7 days.

The Brazil defender limped off in the 1st 50 % of Tuesday's two-one earn from Fulham that has a hamstring personal injury - a difficulty which includes plagued the Gunners squad this time, with ahead Kai Havertz's year ended by an identical difficulty and Saka sidelined for one hundred and one days.

To add to Arteta's defensive worries, Netherlands international Jurrien Timber also needed to be withdrawn from Fulham that has a knee harm, even though Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori have been ruled out of the sport with knee issues.