Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has given an update on Bukayo Saka and his fitness ahead of the club’s next game against West Brom.
Mikel Arteta is confident Bukayo Saka will shake off the injury he suffered at Brighton and be fit to face West Brom on Saturday.
The teenager was forced to come off during Tuesday’s 1-0 win at the Amex Stadium but it appears the injury is not that serious.
Saka was taken off in that game as a precaution and that decision seems to have worked in the Gunners’ favor.
Arteta said as per the club’s website: “I hope he is available. We will see with training on Thursday or not. He has played a lot of minutes. I am confident he will be OK.”
Saka has been in brilliant form in recent weeks and his fitness would be a huge boost for Arsenal as they bid to build on back-to-back wins against Chelsea and Brighton.
Over the past 12 months, the youngster has grown to become a key player in the club’s ranks and Arteta reflected on the teenager’s meteoric rise so far.
Arteta added on Saka: “For me the biggest thing he has done in the last few months is the personality he plays with and the responsibility he takes in the decisions he is willing to take when things are not going well, and the impact he has had for the team to get results.
“At that age, it is not common at all. But that is his nature, and he wants to evolve that – you could see that his team-mates trust him and want to give him that responsibility, and that’s great because then you don’t have one or two players, you have more players.
“He is a great example as well, for any young player to play with that commitment, that passion, and that courage, when you play for a big team.”
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