The Gunners kept their title hopes firmly alive with a 0-0 draw at Manchester City at the weekend which keeps them two points off top spot.
Arsenal’s trip to the Etihad Stadium was marked by another injury scare involving Gunners star Bukayo Saka, who had to come off in the second half.
The 22-year-old was declared fit to start for Arsenal against the Citizens, but made way for Gabriel Martinelli 12 minutes from time.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that “fatigue” played a part in his decision to substitute Saka against the reigning champions.
“Well, as you know he has been out for a few weeks now with a little problem and he was feeling that fatigue,” Arteta explained, as per The Mirror.
“Right now, he hasn’t trained. He trained one day before the match – he had a big contribution, but 90 minutes were too much for him today.”
What has been said about Bukayo Saka ahead of Arsenal v Luton?
The journalist, reporting from Arsenal’s open training session on Tuesday, confirmed that the England international was taking part alongside his teammates.
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Saka missed the reverse fixture and has seemingly been struggling with his fitness of late, but it looks as though there hasn’t been any issue this time.
Arsenal are next in action on Wednesday night, when they host Luton Town at the Emirates Stadium.
With the run-in now firmly underway and the margins so fine between the title challengers, having the best players available will be absolutely key.
It’s great to hear from Green that Saka is indeed taking part in training ahead of another crucial fixture against a very tricky opponent.
The Hatters gave Tottenham a real scare at the weekend and very nearly came away with a point, so Arsenal will be certain not to take them lightly under the N5 floodlights on Wednesday night.
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