Mikel Arteta recognized Super Sunday.
Saka, who missed a period of three months of last season due to an injury to his right hamstrings, was forced after feeling something in his left hamstrings during the 5-0 victory of Arsenal against Leeds.
The 23 -year -old avoided the need for surgery on this occasion, with the injury not as bad as it first feared, but he will not play any role in Anfield and was also omitted from the England team.
“Bukayo is better but he is unfortunately for a few weeks,” Arteta said at his press conference on Friday.
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“No surgery. It is not as bad as the previous one. Obviously, it is very unhappy to pick it up, but it is on the other side.
“It is an action that requires full power on his part. He felt something, so he will be absent for a few weeks.
“Let’s see how he evolves in the coming days and weeks, repeat the scan and see where he is.”
When he was asked if the second Saka’s hamstring injury in less than a year was a great concern, Arteta said: “Yes, this is a big problem, especially when we talk about a sprinter, a player who enters this area very often, who needs this burst, this change of rhythm to be threatening.
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Protruding facts of the confrontation of the Premier League between Arsenal and Leeds
“We will learn again why it happened and make it stronger, but unfortunately, injuries are part of your career.
“He didn’t have so much, with the number of games he played, but that’s something we want to eradicate.”
Saka was not the only player who rises against Leeds, Captain Martin Odegaard having to be withdrawn after having clumsily landed on his shoulder.
Odegaard was however called for the next Norway and Arteta games said that he was pushing hard to be in good shape against Liverpool.
Martin Odegaard was replaced by Ethan Nwaneri against Leeds
“We don’t know yet. He has not yet trained and if he does it, it will be tomorrow. Let’s see.
“He does everything he can. We do our best to make it available. But we have to wait and see tomorrow.
“There is an injury there, but I hope that if everything is going well, it can face it.”
A player who will certainly join Saka on the sidelines against Liverpool is Kai Havertz, who had to undergo surgery to repair a knee injury which, in hope, will only keep it outside for weeks rather than months.
Kai Havertz is expected to spend a time injured on the sidelines
“Very unhappy, very sad for him,” said Arteta. “I think it did a lot to recover from the previous one. He had never had any injury before.
“And then it happens. But that is part of football. We have to live with it. Obviously, we lose another great player for many weeks, but (surgery) was the right thing to do.
“The doctors advised him and he was very convinced in the end that it was the fastest way and the best to solve the problem.”
Arteta: Eze has a special aura
Arsenal’s injuries open the door to the new signature of Ebelechi Eze to make his debut in Anfield.
The striker was unveiled at the Emirates Stadium before the match against Leeds and has already made a positive impression on Arteta in training.
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Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, talks about the introduction of Ebelechi Eze to the club and responds to speculation on the midfield from Liverpool
“Really impressed by him. I heard a lot about him, I talked to many people about him. Really shiny, a very special energy and a special aura around him.
“He already collects a lot of information, the things we want to see in the field, but above all (we must) ensure that he has the freedom and the ability to express his quality is the reason why we brought him here.”
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When asked what specific qualities he will add to his team, Arteta said: “First of all his energy. When you are next to him, you are comfortable. He has a big smile, he asks you the right questions.
“And then its flow with the ball, the ability to choose passes, pass people effortlessly and understand the moment of things. Very impressive.”
Arteta looking “convincing” Anfield victory
Arsenal will go to Anfield on Sunday by targeting a first first league victory on the ground since 2012 and Arteta has put its players to seize their chance of making a declaration on their title references.
“They are the champions for a reason because they deserved to be champions,” he said about Liverpool.
“They were the best team last season, the most consistent, the one who found ways to win in different ways.
“We want to be this team this year and we have to go to Anfield with this spirit and this conviction.
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“You want to continue to take the momentum in which we are at the moment. Going to these fields, against this kind of opposition is what you want. Coming from these big games that win in a really convincing way, that’s the goal.
“The favorite is always the one who won the previous year. Someone must come and take this crown to him, and that’s what we, the others, are going to try to do.
“We have already started with the first two games in the Premier League, and that’s the goal, to be better than them.”
Arsenal will be without long -term absent Gabriel Jesus in addition to Saka and Havertz, while Christian Norgaard and Ben White are watched with Odegaard.
‘Berta did a fantastic job’
In a separate interview with Sky Sports NewsArteta said he was delighted with the Arsenal summer transfer company so far and added that sports director Andrea Berta has done “fantastic work” during the window.
The Gunners made their seventh signature of the summer when they confirmed the arrival of 67.5 million pounds sterling from Eze de Crystal Palace and are now in talks to add the defender of Bayer Leverkusen Piero Hincapie.
“Very happy,” said Arteta Sky Sports News. “Many things happened during the summer. Obviously, we also lost great players. A few players were still injured for a long time.
“So, I really liked what we did. The type of characters, the personalities we recruited, the way we increased the quality and depth of the team at the same time, and the way they connected and collaborated with the team.
“I think it was (a moment to update). I also think that the requirements we offer on these players, the standards and the requirements that we now have as a football club, as a team.
“So, we need this and, as I said, we acted. The club was very aggressive, very determined. Andrea did a fantastic job there with her team and I am very, very happy with the result.”
