Saka has been recovering, but as things stand, there is concern over whether he is able to play against a tough Nottingham Forest team who sit on the same number of points as the Gunners. Mikel Arteta spoke about Saka and Rice before the international break, he said: “It doesn't look good because two players of that importance tell you that they cannot continue in the game, so it obviously isn't good news.”
Leandro Trossard injury
The Belgian international had to miss out on the latter stages of Belgium’s Nations League match against Israel due to a knock that he picked up during the game. Trossard’s was expected to be minor but as he hasn’t been in training on Thursday, it may be worse than initially thought. The Belgian won’t be out for a long period of time, but it is more of a question of whether he’ll be able to get to full fitness ahead of Saturday's kick-off against Nottingham Forest.
Four other Arsenal players have injury concerns
The Gunners aren’t just at risk of missing Saka and Trossard for Saturday’s game as up to four more players could miss the game which would be a major blow for Arteta. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu have already been ruled out of the match due to injuries that are expected to keep the pair side-lined until December.
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Whereas Riccardo Calafiori is a doubt to return after suffering a knee injury against Shakhtar Donetsk when the Gunners won 1-0 in the Champions League. He is trying to get back to full fitness for the weekend, but it is unclear yet as to whether he’ll be ready.
Furthermore, Rice is also a doubt as previously mentioned he had to miss international duty with England due to a toe injury. It is expected to be minor, but it has not yet been confirmed if he’ll be ready to play on Saturday.
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