Mikel Arteta revealed that Arsenal will 'wait' on the fitness for Bukayo Saka prior to their collision against Crystal Palace, while offering a worrying update on the condition of Jorginho.
Saka was withdrawn at 57 minutes after the result of Leif Davis caught him on his Achilles in the first half – so that the entire back was shown a red card.
The attacker looked to continue playing, but was eliminated by Arteta as a precautionary measure shortly after the restart and had applied an ice to his ankle while he was sitting on the couch. He was later seen who bumped to the team bus when he left the ground.
In anticipation of the Premier League match of the Gunners against Palace at the Emirates – who could see Liverpool confirm as champions if they suffer from defeat – Arteta revealed that the Englishman does not suffer from something 'too seriously' and will be used if necessary.
“We have to wait and see how he reacts after the situation,” said Arteta. “But it's nothing too serious. If we want that, I think he gets a good chance to play tomorrow. '
However, the prospects were not so positive for Jorginho, who seemed to be the most likely replacement for the suspended Thomas Peny when Arsenal took in the Saint-Germain in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League next week.
The Gunners boss said that the Brazilian, who injured his ribs during a 1-1 draw with Brentford earlier this month, will be 'for a few weeks'.
Arteta will make doubts about that headache when it comes to the draw, but for their gigantic competition the attention is to ensure that they do not hand over the title to Liverpool on Wednesday evening.
The side of Arne Slot will be confirmed if Palace claims the victory in North Londs. And although the finish position of Arsenal has not yet been confirmed, the Gunners look to finish as second for the third season in a row.
Last week, Arteta suggested that injuries and red cards left his side destined to miss the title again this period. When asked whether Arsenal could have done more to challenge Liverpool, Arteta said: “There would certainly be things we could have done.
'If not, you would have won every game, regardless of injuries, every situation, every red card, a referee decision. But it is what it is.
'We will make an analysis of what we have done well and not so well at the end of the season.
“But probably the question would be, if you would ask me in August,” with all these things that will happen to your team, where do you see your team ending? '
“That would probably be the correct answer (second).”
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