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Chris Wheatley

England given Bukayo Saka injury update as Mikel Arteta gets Takehiro Tomiyasu boost

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka missed a second consecutive day of England training on Thursday, prompting fears that he will miss Saturday's international friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. The 20-year-old tested negative for coronavirus upon arrival at St George's Park on Tuesday, but has been staying in his room at the England camp as them medical staff keep an eye on his situation.

Gareth Southgate's side face Switzerland on Saturday before coming up against the Ivory Coast three days later, although it's unclear at this stage whether Saka will be involved in either game. Saka was brought off in the second half of Arsenal's 1-0 win against Aston Villa due to what Gunners boss Mikel Arteta described as 'fatigue'.

"He was really fatigued as well, after Liverpool he had an issue in his hip," Arteta said. "He’s played a lot of minutes and you could tell.

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