have been hit by a significant blow as limped off injured early of their conflict with champions Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
Saliba went down after an innocious conflict with Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike and obtained therapy on the sector, earlier than being led off and down the tunnel.
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Spanish centre-back Cristhian Mosquera changed him in a significant take a look at for the 21-year-old in opposition to on that aspect of the sector.
The harm is the newest in a string of knocks for Mikel Arteta this season.
Bukayo Saka will solely be sidelined for a “couple of weeks”, Arteta stated this week, however the supervisor admitted it’s a “large concern” that the England star has suffered.
William Saliba receives therapy on the pitch at Anfield (Reuters)
Saka was withdrawn within the second half of Arsenal’s win in opposition to Leeds on the Emirates final weekend, and was absent for his aspect’s journey to Liverpool.
Saka missed three-and-a-half months of final season following surgical procedure on his proper hamstring in December. He returned in April and performed 13 occasions earlier than selecting up one other hamstring concern, albeit in his left leg, in simply his second look of the brand new marketing campaign.
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“He (Saka) doesn’t want surgical procedure,” stated Arteta. “It’s not as dangerous because the earlier one. He felt one thing, so he will likely be out for a few weeks. However it’s clearly a priority, an enormous one, particularly once we discuss a sprinter and a participant that will get into that zone fairly often in a soccer match, who wants that burst, that change of rhythm of tempo to be as threatening as doable.
“However we’ll study once more as to why it occurred and make him stronger. Sadly accidents are a part of a profession. He hasn’t had that many to be truthful with the quantity of video games that he has performed at his age however it’s one thing that we need to eradicate.”
Arteta is already lacking Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz whereas Martin Odegaard, Christian Norgaard, Leandro Trossard and Ben White have additionally been nursing knocks.
Havertz underwent what the membership described as a minor surgical process on his knee this week. Nonetheless, captain Odegaard was on the bench at Anfield regardless of falling awkwardly on his shoulder within the win over Leeds.
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“It is vitally unlucky, and really unhappy for him,” stated Arteta of Havertz, who missed three months of final season with a hamstring harm. “He did tremendously nicely to recuperate from the earlier one. He is by no means had an harm earlier than. And all of the sudden this occurs.
“Clearly, we lose one other large participant for a lot of, many weeks. But it surely was the proper factor to do. The medical doctors suggested and he was very satisfied on the finish that it was the quickest and the easiest way to resolve that concern.”
In the meantime, Arsenal have agreed a cope with Bayer Leverkusen to signal defender Piero Hincapie on a season-long mortgage. Arsenal would have an choice to signal the 23-year-old on a everlasting deal on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
The Ecuador worldwide’s anticipated arrival on the Emirates – the membership’s eighth signing of the summer season thus far – may unlock Jakub Kiwior to affix Porto.
Extra reporting by PA