Carsley, who recently replaced Three Lions’ former coach, Southgate, also clarified that Saka’s injury was not a precautionary measure
By Kehinde Okeowo
Interim England coach, Lee Carsley has confirmed that Arsenal have suffered yet another international break-related injury after their striker, Bukayo Saka was forced off the pitch in England’s shock 2-1 UEFA Nations League loss to Greece.
The England international gingerly trudged off the field at Wembley Stadium on Thursday night, just after the Greeks took the lead.
The 23-year-old looked to be clutching the back of his thigh as he limped off to be replaced by Chelsea’s Noni Madueke, and his participation for Sunday’s clash with Finland is also in severe doubt.
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In September, Gunners boss, Mikel Arteta, saw both Martin Odegaard and Riccardo Calafiori sustain injuries while representing Norway and Italy respectively.
While giving an update on the extent of Saka’s injury, Lee Carsley said the Arsenal winger “felt something” in his leg.
Asked if his withdrawal was forced rather than precautionary, he added: “Yep. He’s being assessed, but yeah obviously in the build-up to the goal, you could see that he had felt something in his leg.”