Mikel Arteta gets welcome Arsenal injury boost after Bukayo Saka, Ben white and William Saliba updates

The very latest Arsenal injury news with Mikel Arteta getting a boost amid concerns over Bukayo Saka and William Saliba.

Arsenal forwards Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka have both suffered injuries already this season

Arsenal return to Premier League action against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, with Mikel Arteta likely hopeful for some injury boosts to arrive before then.

Bukayo Saka, Christian Norgaard, Kai Havertz and Ben White were all absent from the squad that lost to Liverpool at Anfield in their final clash before the September international break with Arteta then losing William Saliba just a few minutes into the game.

Unsurprisingly, none of the five went on international duty, with recovery at London Colney their priority. Martin Odegaard was one Arsenal star that has represented his nation over the last few days despite suffering an impact injury to his shoulder two weekends ago.

The issues for Saka and Havertz, meanwhile, are muscular and much more severe with the latter required to undergo an operation. As for Saka, it soon became clear his hamstring problem was not as bad as first feared though Arteta’s updates have still suggested he will be absent for a period.

“Bukayo, while he was running with the ball, carrying the ball, wrestling with the defender, he felt something in his hamstring,” he admitted in a press conference. “So let’s see.

“I think it’s the other one. It’s not the same one as the previous injury.

“He felt something while he was sprinting. That’s never a good sign.” Ahead of the Liverpool clash when asked about Saka, the Arsenal head coach said: “Yeah, we’re getting better- but out for a few weeks, unfortunately.”