Saka had started the European clash well, assisting Gabriel Jesus' opener after just 14 minutes. But his evening ended just 19 minutes later after appearing to pick up some kind of muscle injury, a major worry for the north Londoners ahead of Sunday's showdown against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.
As fears continue to grow that the England international could miss the highly-anticipated clash with the Citizens, football.london has rounded up everything that has been reported on Saka's current fitness status below.
Southgate promise
England men's national team boss Gareth Southgate has promised Arsenal that he won't risk Bukayo Saka's fitness over the international break if there are any doubts over his ability to play. Speaking to reporters, he said: "I’ve been a player and I’ve never ever taken a risk on a player’s physical well being. And nor would I.
"I can only go via what Mikel Arteta has said about the last few games. He is in contention for the weekend so we’ve obviously got a very important qualifier. We look after the players as well as any country. We have really good dialogue with all of their clubs, I think they pretty much all would agree that we probably give better feedback than every other nation.
"They have trust in us that we make decisions that are right for the long-term whenever we can. We only have ten matches a year. And there’s been times when with Bukayo, for example, we haven’t always played him. But there are certain key games where if it’s possible to have your best players then you do want to have them.”Silence broken
England manager Gareth Southgate has given an update on the reason he picked Arsenal star Bukayo Saka for his upcoming England squad. He told reporters: "That he's [Saka] still being assessed so obviously they've got a big game this weekend [Arsenal vs Manchester City] and then there's another seven days before we play Australia and then another ten days before Italy, so we'll monitor everyone."
England decision
England have decided to include Bukayo Saka as part of their squad to face Australia and Italy in the upcoming international break. It suggests that the youngster could well be fit to face Manchester City this weekend, with uncertainty still remaining over his current fitness.
Scan planned
Arsenal are set to conduct a scan for Bukayo Saka on Thursday to check the severity of his most recent injury concern, reports the Daily Mail. The youngster is facing a day-to-day assessment of his issue to his hamstring, with a potential timeline of two weeks out at a minimum.
Arteta update
Arteta has provided an update on Saka's injury following his side's Champions League defeat to RC Lens. Speaking to TNT Sports, the Spaniard said: "It wasn't an action, it was a back heel and he felt something and he wasn't comfortable to continue."
When asked if he knew how severe the issue was, Arteta simply shook his head. If Saka is out, it will be a huge blow to the Gunners ahead of what is undoubtedly their biggest Premier League game of the season. Arteta also spoke to TV Sport 2 where his diagnosis of Saka's injury was far more worrying.
The Gunners manager said: "It doesn’t look good.”
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