Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka was pressured to withdraw from England’s squad by harm forward of Sunday’s away sport in opposition to Finland.

The fleet-footed ahead began on the precise wing of Lee Carsley’s new-look attacking lineup for Greece’s Wembley go to on Thursday evening. Saka was not the one English participant to battle throughout a 2-1 defeat in opposition to the well-organised guests, failing to create a single probability whereas making an attempt only one shot in the course of the 51 minutes he was on the pitch.

Shortly after Vangelis Pavlidis gave Greece a deserved lead within the forty ninth minute, Saka required remedy on the pitch earlier than hobbling off whereas nursing a blow to his proper leg. Instantly after the match, Carsley revealed that the Arsenal winger was being assessed, including: “Clearly within the build-up to the primary aim, you’ll be able to see he felt one thing in his leg.”

England confirmed on Saturday morning that Saka wouldn’t be a part of the squad travelling to Helsinki for Sunday’s UEFA Nations League conflict with Finland. The sturdy 23-year-old, who has began each match for the north London outfit this season, would as an alternative return to Arsenal’s coaching services to be assessed by the membership’s medical division forward of subsequent weekend’s return to Premier League motion.

The Gunners head all the way down to Bournemouth subsequent Saturday earlier than the resumption of Champions League soccer with the go to of Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, 22 October. Liverpool then journey to the Emirates Stadium the next weekend, however the Reds have suffered some personnel issues of their very own throughout this month’s worldwide break.

Whereas Alexis Mac Allister linked up with Argentina’s worldwide workforce regardless of health issues and Alisson missed out completely on Brazil’s fixtures with a hamstring problem that can sideline him for a number of essential video games, Liverpool’s Curtis Jones additionally pulled out of England’s journey to Helsinki. Somewhat than any harm points, the dextrous midfielder pulled out of the squad “owing to a private dedication”.

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