Mikel Arteta Issues Injury Updates on Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard After Arsenal Beat Leeds 5–0
- Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has provided the injury update on attackers Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard
- Odegaard and Saka left Arsenal's 5-0 win over Leeds United with injuries in the first and second half, respectively
- New signing Viktor Gyokeres scored twice, Jurrien Timber scored twice, and Saka also netted to secure the victory
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided the latest update on Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka after both suffered injuries against Leeds United.
Arsenal continued their impressive start to the season with a 5-0 win over the newly-promoted side, following their opening day 1-0 win over Manchester United.
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New signing Viktor Gyokeres scored his first goals for the club: a bullet shot and a penalty in the second half. Defender Jurrien Timber netted a brace while Saka also got his first of the season.
The Gunners move to the top of the Premier League table, but Arteta has more worries after the injury to two of his main attackers.
Arteta's update on Saka and Odegaard
Captain Martin Odegaard left the match in the 38th minute after feeling his shoulder following a bad landing and was replaced by youngster Ethan Nwaneri.
“That's the negatives of the day,” Arteta told Arsenal TV about the injuries. “Martin felt something in his shoulder when he landed. We don't know, we'll have to scan him tomorrow and understand a bit better.”
Saka was forced off with a hamstring injury, which raises heavy concern after missing a significant part of last season with the same type of injury.
“And Bukayo, while he was carrying the ball, wrestling with the defender, he felt something in his hamstring. Let's see, I think it's the other one, it's not the same one as the previous injury,” he continued.
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“We've been two weeks and we've already lost Kai, Martin and Bukayo, so it tells you how well-equipped you have to be in this league to manage and to maintain the level that we want.”
There are concerns that the England international could be out for an extended period yet again, but the manager claims that it cannot be decided until the doctors check him.
“I don't know [if it's serious], he felt something while he was sprinting. That's never a good sign. We'll have to wait until tomorrow, speak to the doctors and understand better what he's done. But he's had his injuries before, he knows exactly the feeling of that, so let's wait,” he concluded.
As noted by The Athletic, Arsenal have already lost Kai Havertz to a long-term injury, and it facilitated the signing of Eberechi Eze, who was en route to rivals Tottenham, for around £68 million.
Arteta sets a target for Arsenal players
Legit.ng previously reported that Arteta sets targets for Arsenal players after their Premier League opening day’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
The Gunners boss criticised his players’ performance, but applauded their resilience to grind out the win and urged them to do more of such this season.
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