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Bukayo Saka hobbles off during England clash in injury concern for Arsenal

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will hope Bukayo Saka’s second-half substitution for England was nothing more than a precaution.

Saka hobbled off the field in the 51st minute of the Three Lions’ clash against Greece and was replaced by Noni Madueke.

Saka was subbed off early in the second half with an injury

The Arsenal winger started the game for the Three Lions.

Saka’s substitution took place directly after Greece took a shock lead via Vangelis Pavlidis’ assured finish following some poor defending by England.

The 23-year-old appeared to be clutching at his right hamstring as he walked off the pitch with two of England’s medical staff alongside him.

Should Saka be sidelined, it would mark the second-straight international window in which an Arsenal star was injured.

Gunners skipper Martin Odegaard sustained an ankle injury while on international duty with Norway during the last break.

He has missed the last seven games for Arsenal but was recently filmed running on a treadmill, sparking hope among fans his return is imminent.

Summer recruit Riccardo Calafiori went down with a calf injury in Italy’s clash against France in the last break but only missed the north London derby.

Saka has been an ever-present for Arsenal this season and has started every game across all competitions.

The 23-year-old has been in fine form for the Gunners too, registering seven assists in the Premier League from as many games.

He produced a man-of-the-match display in Arsenal’s final game before the international break as Arteta’s side came back to beat Southampton 3-1.

Gordon consoles Saka after the latter was forced off with injury

Saka had a hand in all three of Arsenal’s goals, scoring one and assisting two others as the win ensured the Gunners went into the break sitting in third on the ladder with 17 points.

He missed just two league fixtures last season due to injury, although Arsenal managed to win both of them, one of which was a gritty 1-0 win over Manchester City.

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