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The Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was confident Bukayo Saka will be fit to face Southampton on Sunday after the forward’s injury scare against PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League, adding that Gabriel Martinelli is also expected to be available.
“I think Bukayo is fine, he was a bit struggling near the end but hopefully he will be fine for Sunday,” Arteta said. “Martinelli had a tough week, he wasn’t feeling great during the week. But the day before the game he was already feeling better so that’s why we decided to play him a little bit.”
Arteta remained coy on the availability of Oleksandr Zinchenko as the Ukrainian continues to recover from a calf problem that has kept him sidelined since the win over Tottenham Hotspur at the start of this month.
“He is close, he was getting better and better before having a setback on the injury he had at the start of the season, which is a shame,” Arteta said. (Reuters)
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