Mikel Arteta provides worrying Bukayo Saka update as Arsenal star to miss Tottenham and Man United games
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed Bukayo Saka will be ruled out for ‘more than two months’.
The winger pulled up with a hamstring injury in the 23rd minute of the 5-1 win at Crystal Palace last weekend.
Saka was pictured leaving Palace’s ground on crutches after the game.
Arteta confirmed after the Gunners’ 1-0 win over Ipswich that Saka successfully underwent surgery on his hamstring and will be sidelined for a minimum of two months.
It means the England international will play no part in the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup or the Champions League until March at the earliest.
Arteta had previously claimed that Saka would be ‘out for many weeks’ and that his hamstring injury was ‘not looking good.’
Saka had previously picked up a hamstring injury on international duty in October during England’s defeat to Greece.
He then appeared to tweak it again during his club’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea in November.
Between now and the end of January, Arsenal will have played ten games, which includes league showdowns with Tottenham, Aston Villa and Brighton, while their first match of February sees them take on reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.
Also in that run are two Champions League group stage games, Arsenal’s FA Cup clash at home to Manchester United as well as the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie against Newcastle.
He’s also set to miss the second leg against the Magpies as well as Premier League showdowns against Leicester, West Ham and Nottingham Forest.
Saka has started all but two of Arsenal’s 18 Premier League matches so far this season.
The Three Lions forward has also started in five of the club’s Champions League fixtures, along with one Carabao Cup fixture.
Once again, Saka has been Arsenal’s standout player this term.
He has already chipped in with nine goals and 13 assists in all competitions – just 12 goal involvements off his tally from last season.
Saka would have been hoping to add to his tally at Selhurst Park on what was his 250th appearance for Arsenal.
Only Cesc Fabregas and David O’Leary have hit the landmark milestone at a younger age than Saka.
