Saka intention a 'beautiful instant' but injuries worries for Arsenal

Mikel Arteta will never believe that his poor luck.

In the exact same activity as important player Bukayo Saka scored on his prolonged-awaited return from personal injury, the Arsenal supervisor shed An additional in centre-back Gabriel just before their Champions League quarter-ultimate from Serious Madrid future 7 days.

The Brazil defender limped off in the first half of Tuesday's 2-one gain versus Fulham with a hamstring injury - an issue which includes plagued the Gunners squad this time, with ahead Kai Havertz's year finished by an identical dilemma and Saka sidelined for one hundred and one days.

To add to Arteta's defensive worries, Netherlands Intercontinental Jurrien Timber also needed to be withdrawn from Fulham by using a knee injuries, although Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori had been ruled outside of the sport with knee problems.