Mikel Arteta has responded to reports Bukayo Saka is nursing an Achilles injury (Picture: Arsenal FC)
Mikel Arteta has played down fears Bukayo Saka is nursing an Achilles injury and expects the Arsenal star to feature against Everton this weekend.
The England international’s form tailed off last season during the title run-in and, a few flashes of inspiration aside, has started the current campaign indifferently.
Saka featured for the Three Lions over the course of the international break but failed to complete 90 minutes against both Scotland and Ukraine.
Reports earlier this week claimed the 22-year-old is still struggling to shake off a persistent injury that has been nagging away for months, but Arteta is adamant that is not the case.
‘He’s fine,’ said the Arsenal manager ahead of Sunday’s trip to Goodison Park. ‘He trained normally today. There’s nothing to report.
Bukayo Saka has yet to hit the heights this season he did on a regular basis last term (Picture: Getty)
‘Every player has pain or issues, but [there is] nothing to worry about.’
Thomas Partey, meanwhile, won’t be fit enough to make the trip to Merseyside but is progressing well in his recovery from a groin strain, while Arteta was also pleased to report the rest of his players returned back in full health following the international break.
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‘They all came back well, they all trained today so they are in a good place,’ he said.
‘[Partey] is a few weeks away. He has a muscle injury, he is progressing well.
‘The rest are all available.’
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