After its crushing 5-1 victory over its London rival, Crystal Palace, Bukayo Saka's injury was affected. Mikel Arteta The second has been revealed Arsenal Blow ahead of their next match against Ipswich Town.
Arsenal injury news
Perhaps to silence some of the doubters, Arsenal have been in a good mood to score since the match against Palace, with Gabriel Jesus stealing the show for the second time in a week against Palace. After scoring twice, the Brazilian suddenly burst into life at the perfect time for Arsenal, joining Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Gabriel Martinelli on the scoresheet.
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However, Arsenal's day was far from perfect, with Saka limping off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury before being filmed leaving Selhurst Park on crutches in worrying scenes for Arteta amid such a hectic schedule.
Speaking about the injury, Arteta told reporters, citing: Fabrizio Romano: “We are very concerned about Saka's injury. He grabbed his hamstring and was unable to continue. He will have to be assessed but we are very concerned, yes.”
However, he is not the only one the Spaniard is worried about. As Arteta confirmed. Raheem Sterling has given Arsenal another injury scare They could now miss the Ipswich match, meaning they will also be without a potential replacement for Saka.
Arteta told reporters, via Conor Hamm: “We lost Raheem (Sterling) yesterday, and we don't know how long that will last either.”
Arsenal are already struggling in open play at times this season, and they will have a big fight if they are forced to move forward without Saka and without an ideal replacement in Sterling. However, the latter's injury pretty much sums up his struggle to make an impact since arriving on loan from Chelsea in the summer.
'The Great' Sterling struggled at Arsenal
While the loan deal to sign £163,000-a-week as a winger It was relatively risk-free, and some in north London might have thought that sterling would have made its mark by now. The Gunners are crying out for a world-class left-winger, but it is clearer than ever that Sterling is no longer the player capable of providing that despite stealing the headlines for many years in the Premier League.
On his best days, Sterling arguably started just two Premier League matches, his only goal for Arsenal coming in a 5-1 win over Bolton Wanderers. With Saka injured, there could have been a chance for the former Manchester City star to prove any doubters wrong, but Sterling suffered an ill-timed knock.
Among those who might have expected a little more is him Arteta. The Spaniard praised Sterling back in September, telling reporters as quoted by Arsenal Insider: “He looks great. First of all, because he has a big smile on his face, a lot of energy, he's in it and he wants to prove a point.
“When someone gets that in the stomach, you feel it straight away. Obviously I don't need to find out anything about his quality and what he can bring to the team.”
