Bukayo Saka out for ‘many weeks’, Arteta reveals, in Arsenal injury blow

Arsenal’s manager, Mikel Arteta, has revealed Bukayo Saka will be sidelined for “many weeks”. Saka sustained a hamstring injury in Arsenal’s 5-1 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Asked about the 23-year-old England international’s condition, Arteta said: “It is not looking good. He will be out for many weeks.”

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Saka was filmed leaving Selhurst Park on crutches, souring what had been a comprehensive second win over Palace in four days after Gabriel Jesus’s hat-trick secured Arsenal’s passage to the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

Arteta said after Saturday’s match that Raheem Sterling was also out for an unspecified period after sustaining an injury in training.