Arsenal receive a welcome injury boost after Bukayo Saka’s surgery
Mikel Arteta has eased fears of a long absence for Raheem Sterling, who has been battling a knee injury. injury.
Sterling went down in training at the same time as fellow winger Bukayo Saka picked up a hamstring injury which the boss revealed keeping him out of action for at least two monthsraising concerns about the options available to Arteta.
While the news surrounding Saka’s injury was overwhelmingly negative, there was some optimism surrounding Sterling’s condition.
“The news with Raz I think is better,” Arteta told the media. “We probably expected the knee injury to take longer than it has developed in the last few days.
“We hope it’s good news, because we need it.”
Sterling’s imminent return to fitness will add to Arteta’s attempts to cope without Saka. It was Gabriel Martinelli who started on the right Friday’s 1-0 win against Ipswich Townbut failed to attract attention in an attacking trio that also included Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard.
After the game, Arteta backed his team to cope successfully without Saka, and the good news about Sterling’s condition will only boost their efforts.
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