Mikel Arteta has provided an injury update on Bukayo Saka ahead of Arsenal’s clash against Sporting CP. The Portuguese outfit will lock horns with the Gunners at the Jose Alvalade Stadium on Tuesday night as both sides hope to climb the Champions League table.
Arsenal enjoyed 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at the weekend, meanwhile, Sporting stormed past Amarante to book themselves a place in the Taça de Portugal fifth round. Speaking to reporters after Saturday’s game, Arteta was quizzed on Saka’s fitness.
The 23-year-old winger pulled out of the England squad during the international break due to injury. Responding to those who doubted whether Saka was carrying a knock, the Arsenal boss said: “Well we can send an MRI scan, it’s very simple.
