{"id":30518,"date":"2026-04-17T17:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/arsenal-announce-injury-update-on-bukayo-saka-as-arteta-sweats-with-four-star-player-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:51:52","slug":"arsenal-announce-injury-update-on-bukayo-saka-as-arteta-sweats-with-four-star-player-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/arsenal-announce-injury-update-on-bukayo-saka-as-arteta-sweats-with-four-star-player-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal announce injury update on Bukayo Saka as Arteta sweats with four-star player | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6868977.jpg?r=1776431816907\" alt=\"Bukayo Saka and Mikel Arteta\" title=\"Bukayo Saka and Mikel Arteta\" width=\"590\" height=\"411\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Bukayo Saka and Mikel Arteta <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"affiliate-links\">    This article contains affiliate links and we receive a commission from any sales we generate from them. learn more<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed Arsenal will be without Bukayo Saka for Sunday&#8217;s title clash with Manchester City, but remains optimistic Noni Madueke will be fit enough to play. Saka has not featured for the Gunners since losing to Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side in the Carabao Cup final last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Despite joining the England squad last month, the winger left camp after just one day and subsequently missed three Arsenal games. Arteta confirmed his team will once again be without the 24-year-old for Sunday&#8217;s game at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Asked about Saka, the Gunners manager admitted: &#8220;Bukayo is unavailable, that&#8217;s for sure.&#8221; However, when it comes to Madueke, Arteta has provided a rather encouraging update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Maduke required treatment midway through the second half of Arsenal&#8217;s Champions League draw against Sporting CP on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Television cameras showed the winger limping off the pitch and being supported by Arsenal medical staff, and it quickly became clear that the winger was unable to continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Still, when asked for an update, Arteta said: &#8220;We have another training session tomorrow. He didn&#8217;t look too bad after the game and he&#8217;s a player who overcomes pain. But we&#8217;ll have to wait and see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Express sports on FB! Get all the best sports news and more on our Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafioli and Julian Timber have all been sidelined in recent weeks, and when asked about the trio, Arteta said: &#8220;Yeah, we&#8217;ll try again. Some of the players are pretty close, but the recovery time is short. We&#8217;ll try tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Odegaard provided an update on his fitness in a column in the club&#8217;s official program for the game against Sporting, saying: &#8220;Last week in Portugal I had to leave the game in the second half with some pain in my knee. That&#8217;s why I missed the weekend game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;I suffered a little bit against Sporting, but I hope it&#8217;s not too bad. 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Arsenal have struggled in recent weeks, losing the Carabao Cup final, being eliminated from the FA Cup and losing to Bournemouth in the league.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>However, the win over Sporting on aggregate kept the Gunners&#8217; ambitions of winning a European and domestic double. And City star Antoine Semenyo told Mixer, brought to you by Sky Bet, ahead of time: &#8220;We&#8217;ve been in good form in the last few games and are probably playing the best football we&#8217;ve played in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">\u201cSo I think it\u2019s a good time to play them, it\u2019s going to be interesting because where they\u2019re down and we\u2019re back up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">&#8220;Honestly, we were excited. I feel like we&#8217;re ready for Sunday&#8217;s game. 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