LONDON — Bukayo Saka left Arsenal’s game against Liverpool in the second half with an injury as Arsenal fans everywhere will be holding their breath.
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Saka scored Arsenal’s opener against Liverpool and was a constant threat in attack, as always, but late in the second half he pulled up.
And in the 79th minute he was substituted.
What happened?
It appeared that Saka was holding his right leg as he hobbled off and was replaced by Reiss Nelson.
Saka was spotted after the game and was moving without apparent injury. His importance to an Arsenal team who have just dragged themselves back into the title race cannot be understated.
“He should be fine, I think,” Mikel Arteta said after the game. “He got a kick, I think, on the ankle or the back of his foot, but he should be fine.”