Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has come out to give the injury update on his English star player Bukayo Saka. The player sustained an injury in Sunday’s 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest, the coach said the injury will not threaten the player’s World Cup participation with England.
Mikel Arteta Says Saka will be Fit to Play
Saka was forced off during Arsenal’s 5-0 win after being tackled by Forest full-back Renan Lodi. The 21-year-old, England’s men’s player of the year, is expected to be a part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for Qatar despite the injury.
According to the coach he said: “Hopefully not.” “It was a bad kick. Right from the beginning, he was limping, but I don’t see any further than that. Let’s see how he is in the next couple of days.” “He got kicked a few times and he wasn’t comfortable.”
England’s first World Cup fixture is against Iran on Monday, 21 November.
